運動障礙症候群係指肌肉、骨骼、關節、軟骨或椎間盤等運動系統有一個或數個傷害，導致站立、行走等功能低下，若傷害持續惡化將對日常生活產生障礙。「運動障礙症候群」與「代謝症候群」、「認知障礙」並列，是導致「縮短健康壽命」、「臥病在床」、「需要照護」的三大主因之一。因此，日本骨科學會成立了「向『運動障礙症候群挑戰』促進協會」，提出針對運動障礙症候群的診斷與預防方法。包括：一、七項自我檢測；二、「運動障礙症候群程度測驗法」，主要由評估下肢肌力的”坐姿站立測驗”、步幅的”二步跨步測驗”，以及身體與生活狀態等的”運動障礙測驗問卷25”所組成；三、運動訓練。為了使自己的雙腳維持良好生活機能，並長期保有運動系統的健康。目前國內針對運動障礙症候群的相關介紹與研究並不多見，因此，期望借鏡日本對運動障礙症候群的自我檢測、診斷與預防方法，可使國人在運動障礙症候群的防制工作有所助益。
Locomotive syndrome means one or more parts of the musculoskeletal system, such as muscle bones, joints, cartilage, and intervertebral discs, are dysfunctional. As a result, one's ability to walk or live a normal life is being restricted. Locomotive syndrome is one the of major cause of one's needs of special assistance, nursing care, and low ability to be independent; the other two are Metabolic Syndrome, and Dementia. Therefore, Japanese Orthopedics Association launched The Locomotive Challenge Council in order to educate the public about locomotive syndrome. It breaks down into three major aspects. First, the self-assessment of the seven warning signs of locomotive syndrome. Second, the Locomotive Syndrome Risk Test, which focus on the stand-up test, the two-step test, and 25-question risk assessment. Third, locomotion training is for preventing locomotive syndrome. All three aspects are in place to maintain normal functionality and long-term health of musculoskeletal system. We found that there aren't enough studies about Locomotive Syndrome in Taiwan yet. Hence, we hope to benefit our citizen's prevention of Locomotive Syndrome in the future by learning the studies from Japan.
