[The approach to bone and joint disease for extending the healthy life expectancy]

In Japan, the super-aged society, the difference between the healthy life expectancy and life expectancy is large, it has become a social problem. For the extension of healthy life expectancy, measures to bone and joint disease are important. Lower limb muscle strengthening is useful to decrease in pain and improvement of walking ability. Further, in order to maintain a balance function, improvement in range of motion is important. On the other hand, for patients who had joint destruction, decreased ability of exercise, muscle weakness, balance dysfunction has already occurred, it is necessary for extension of healthy life expectancy including surgical treatment. We believe that by performing the appropriate therapeutic intervention, extending healthy life expectancy would be possible.