@article{oai:omu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00005762,
 author = {野村, 卓生 and 菅野, 伸樹 and 長野, 聖 and 高戸, 仁郎 and 植木, 章三 and 柳, 尚夫 and 菊地, 臣一 and 安村, 誠司},
 journal = {Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Sciences},
 month = {Dec},
 note = {application/pdf, Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop a "Tai Chi-like exercise" that even the elderly, with a decline in their physical function, could carry out. This is a preliminary study on the preventative effect of the "Tai Chi-like exercise" evaluated by a clinical control trial. Methods: The "Tai Chi-like exercise" regimen was designed with 2 models of 12 movements and 8 movements in both a standing position and a sitting position. The subjects were 65 years of age and older and a basic check list of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan was used to classify them. The subjects were divided into an exercise group and a control group. The exercise program lasted from 60 to 90 minutes, once a week, from December 2006 to March 2007. The results were evaluated using a questionnaire (e.g., the TMIG Index of Competence and Motor Fitness Scale, etc.) and a physical function test (e.g., a Test to evaluate the ability to stand from a long sitting, the Maximum one step width and single leg balance, etc). Results: The ability to rise to a standing position from a long sitting significantly improved from 4.0±1.7 to 3.5±1.6 seconds (p<.01), and the maximum one step width tended to improve from 90.4±19.9 to 92.8±18.4cm (p=.08) in the exercise group. On the other hand, no significant change was observed in any evaluation items in the control group. Conclusion: These results support the effectiveness of the Tai Chi exercise and show that it has a positive influence on the balance and muscle strength, etc. The "Tai Chi-like exercise" program is therefore considered to be a useful health care preventive program in the elderly based on these results., Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Sciences. 2007, 5, p.1-6},
 pages = {1--6},
 title = {太極拳を取り入れた体操の開発と介護予防効果に関する予備検証},
 volume = {5},
 year = {2007}
}