2020 Volume 45 Issue 1 Pages 23-28
Objective: To evaluate usefulness of supportive care provided by orthopaedic clinicians after examination of the locomotive organs.
Subjects and Methods: Of elementary school children and middle school students residing in Area K of Kyoto City, those with positive signs/findings on locomotive organ examination were enrolled in an aftercare program of physical exercise guidance. The children and students were first assessed as to the degree of their understanding of a leaflet concerning the locomotive organs distributed to them at the time of the examination. In addition, details of the counseling sought at a locomotive organ consultation were reviewed and analyzed.
Results: A total of 14 elementary school children and 30 middle school students participated in the aftercare program; all of them indicated that they had not taken a good look at the leaflet distributed to them at the time of the examination. As for details of the participants' consultation, the counseling pertained most frequently to posture (8 elementary school children) and physical disabilities (30 middle school students).
Discussion: In the aftercare provided after examination of the locomotive organs, mere distribution of printed material does not suffice, and the school children and students should be provided direct instructions during the aftercare program. The important elements that needed to be focused on at the site of aftercare provision were instructions on posture for elementary school children and instruction for proficiency in locomotor activities and measures to cope with disabilities for middle school students.
Conclusion: The intervention of orthopedic clinicians after examination of the locomotive organs can clarify the important elements that need to be focused on at the school site while providing the guidance needed for subjects with positive signs/findings in examination of the locomotive organs.
