Journal of Physical Education and Medicine
Online ISSN : 1883-0722
Print ISSN : 1345-6962
ISSN-L : 1345-6962
Exercise Program for Fall Prevention in the Elderly
-Sponge-Tennis-
Ryosuke TAKAHASHI, Hiroharu KAMIOKA, Yoshiteru MUTOH, Shinpei OKADA, Kasumi KOBAYASHI
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Keywords: Elderly, Exercise, Fall Prevention, Sponge-Tennis
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2002 Volume 3 Issue 1 Pages 47-50

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Abstract
Recently many fall accidents were happened, as increased the elderly. This article was to reviewed sponge- tennis that is exercise program for fall prevention in the elderly.
Sponge-tennis is using short and light racket, compared with lawn tennis, and sponge ball. The expectation of playing sponge-tennis in the elderly is increase and maintains the ability of the balance, muscle strength and bone density.
Sponge-tennis is enjoyable and effective exercise of fall prevention in the elderly.
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