Be careful this summer! Heat Stroke and Death Rates Increase for the Elderly Visiting Osteopathic Therapists Launch "Heat Stroke Prevention Service" in Collaboration with the Government

Nanaya Seitai (operated by Nanaya LLC; Representative: Tetsuya Takimoto), a visiting chiropractic clinic in Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture, has launched a "heat stroke prevention service" for the elderly in response to the Japan Meteorological Agency's announcement that this summer will be warmer than normal.

We will try to provide the users with a personalized treatment.

[The number of deaths due to heat stroke continues to increase year after year.

This summer temperatures are expected to be high throughout Japan. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the Kanto Koshinetsu region is expected to experience high temperatures and high humidity from June to August. Accordingly, the number of heat stroke cases is expected to increase, especially among the elderly over 65 years old. The elderly are less able to regulate their body temperature and have less sensitivity to heat and cold than younger people, so their symptoms can suddenly worsen without them even realizing it. As the nuclear family continues to grow, the demand for monitoring and safety confirmation services for the elderly living alone in depopulated areas is increasing year by year.

A heat stroke prevention service that also serves as a watchdog has been launched.

Nanaya Osteopathy, a visiting osteopathic clinic in Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture, has launched a "Heat Stroke Prevention Service. Home-visit chiropractic care is a service that offers chiropractic care, massage, rehabilitation, and other treatments in the comfort of one's own home. They are extremely convenient for elderly people with limited transportation and users in depopulated areas. Nanaya Seitai offers advice and treatment that incorporates the concept of Oriental preventive medicine to build up self-immunity and make the body less susceptible to heat stroke.

The "Heat Stroke Prevention Service" provides advice not only on physical condition but also on room temperature and humidity, hydration, and diet during visits. In addition, we carry prevention goods such as a thermo-hygrometer, salt lozenges and oral rehydration solution, and cold hand towels so that we can immediately respond to any unusual symptoms. We will work closely with the government (community comprehensive support center, city hall, town hall) and in-home support offices, and report closely to the care manager in charge of the patient and the patient's family.

The first service was initiated by a user of the service, who was a young man who had been living with a family member.

The reason for starting the service was a series of cases of users being transported due to heat stroke. During a visit, I heard a faint voice coming from the bushes saying "Help me..." and went to the backyard to find a user in his 70s who had fallen to the ground from the heat while weeding. An ambulance was called immediately and first aid was administered, which prevented serious injury, but we have since found a person who had collapsed due to a rise in room temperature. We were also hearing more and more concerns from distant family members about heat stroke as the weather began to heat up, and we wanted to include necessary measures in our services during the summer months.

Family members and care managers of users commented that they were very grateful for the quick response in calling an ambulance when their mother collapsed in front of the staff, which resulted in her nine lives, and that they were very grateful to the staff for checking the temperature and humidity in the rooms during visits and, if necessary, providing ventilation, starting the air conditioner, hydration, and other measures that are not originally provided by physical therapy. They are very helpful to us because they check the temperature and humidity in the room at the time of visit, and if necessary, they check the ventilation, start the air conditioner, and hydrate the patient.

As the rainy season is coming to an end and summer is entering its full swing, it is a dangerous time of year with a sharp increase in heat stroke. Lone deaths due to heat stroke, especially among the elderly living alone, is a major social problem. The number of requests for our door-to-door service has been increasing every year, and we have been working hard to fulfill our responsibilities with a sense of responsibility. As we enter our seventh year of operation, we have more and more opportunities to be of service to the local community. We believe that this is one of the necessary services for the increasing number of elderly people and that it is an important role for us to play.

《Nanaya Visiting Seitai》.

Location: 1-34-16 Iizaka, Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture

Business hours: 9:00-17:00, closed on Sundays

Services: Onsite osteopathic treatment, massage, rehabilitation, etc.

Fee: 3,000 yen (tax included) for 30 minutes, 1,000 yen per 10 minutes after that *Includes travel fee

Phone: 0265-96-0326

Company Profile

Company name: Nanaya LLC

Representative: Tetsuya Takimoto

Head office: 1-34-16 Iizaka, Komagane, Nagano, 399-4102 Japan

Business description: Home-visit massage for the elderly, bodywork, rehabilitation, delivery of boxed lunches, etc.

URL ： http://keirow-komagane.com/ (our KEiROW division)