いわゆる健康老人の反復運動機能(第1報)

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The object of this study was to find the motor function of the so-called healthy aged. The subjects of this study were 87 people, 31 male and　56　female, who lived in Hata-town Nagano-prefecture, between the age of　63　and　88　years (Mean age of 72.8 ± 5.1 years). In this study, the tested motor function was that No.1: Tapping With index finger in 16 items, No.2:Pronation and Supination movement of the forearms in　4 items, No.3: Ankle dorsiflexion and planterflexion reciprocalal repititive movement in 4 items. Each movement was tested for 10 seconds. Results: In the test No.1, the number of the tapping was a little over　40 with right index finger and a little under 40 with left index finger on an average. Statistical significance by age was not found, but good result was gotten in the subjects of over 80 years of age in 8 items among 16, : In the test No.2, Mean of this movement was about　25　times. Poor pattern was found in 16%, on the other hand, perfect pattern was seen in only 9% all subjects. In the test No.3, remarkable point was that 43%　of all subjects could not do this movement pattern at all. Conclusion: In the test No.1, the difference of motor function by age was not clear. But in the test No.2 and No.3, the degenerative phenomena of the motor pattern by age was especially noticeable.
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