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3% of the time. The patient was instructed on bathing by a physical therapist before discharge; this led to decreased desaturation, as the patient’s SpO2 was less then 90% for 7.7% of the time. [Conclusion] Twenty-four-hour ambulatory oximetry monitoring is effective in guiding the pre-discharge management of ADL in the home with home oxygen therapy for patients with IPF.[Purpose] Examination and treatment of the long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) requires accurate palpation. The purpose of this study was to determine physical therapists’ reliability and ability to accurately palpate the LHBT in two arm positions with ultrasound as the gold standard. [Participants and Methods] Examiners palpated the LHBT within the intertubercular groove (ITG) of the humerus on the bilateral shoulders of 32 asymptomatic (21 female; 24.3 ± 1.9 years) participants in 2 arm positions. The magnitude of distance between a marker and the border of the ITG was compared between 2 positions using an independent t-test. Percent accuracy was calculated. [Results] Inter-rater reliability was poor (position 1, k=1.04; position 2, k=0.016). Overall accuracy rate was 45.7% (117/256). Accuracy was 49.2% (63/128) and 42.2% (54/128) for testing position 1 and position 2 respectively. Mean distance palpated from the groove was M=2.58 mm (± 6.2 mm) for position 1 and M=3.77 mm (± 6.6 mm) for position 2. Inaccurate palpation occurred medially 72.3% (47/65) and 93.2% (69/74) in position 1 and position 2 respectively. [Conclusion] Results of this study did not support one arm position being more accurate over another for LHBT palpation.[Purpose] We focused on skeletal muscle mass index, one of the biomarkers of sarcopenia, and investigated the association between skeletal muscle mass index and the parameters of lung function and respiratory muscle strength. [Participants and Methods] After applying the exclusion criteria, we included, in this cross-sectional study, 120 community-dwelling older adults aged ≥65 years who required long-term care/support and underwent ambulatory rehabilitation under the long-term care insurance system in Japan. We measured the skeletal muscle mass index, forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, peak expiratory flow rate, maximum expiratory pressure, and maximum inspiratory pressure. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. [Results] The skeletal muscle mass index was positively correlated with only maximum expiratory pressure for both male and female participants by Pearson’s correlation coefficient. With the skeletal muscle mass index as a dependent variable, only the maximum expiratory pressure was significant for both male and female participants by the multiple regression analysis. [Conclusion] Therefore, the findings of this study suggested that compared with lung function tests, maximum expiratory pressure, which is an indicator of respiratory muscle strength, is related to muscle mass. Maximum expiratory pressure might be the most useful indicator for sarcopenia.[Purpose] Isolated finger flexion associated with function of the flexor digitorum superficialis has been qualitatively assessed using standard and modified tests. The purpose of this study was to quantify isolated finger flexion in healthy participants. [Participants and Methods] We assessed 100 volunteers (mean age 44.6 years) without upper limb dysfunction using the standard and modified flexor digitorum superficialis tests. The sum of the isolated active flexion angles of the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints of the test finger was also calculated, with the other three fingers held in an extended position with our original jig. [Results] The mean isolated flexion angles were, respectively, 152.4° and 154.8° for the right and left index fingers, 161.1° and 160.4° for the middle fingers, 160.6° and 158.2° for the ring fingers, 129.4° and 134.6° for the independent flexor digitorum superficialis function, 85.8° and 74.7° for the common flexor digitorum superficialis function, and 75.8° and 71.2° for absent flexor digitorum superficialis function in the small finger. The functional variations of the flexor digitorum superficialis of the small fingers showed symmetry in 65.0% of the fingers but asymmetry in 35.0%. [Conclusion] The data obtained in this study provide normal reference values for the examination of independent movement disorders of the fingers.[Purpose] The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) criteria were recently updated. However, whether these changes would result in a difference in sarcopenia prevalence was unclear. We therefore focused on Japanese older adults who required long-term care/support and determined the differences in sarcopenia prevalence between the new and old criteria. [Participants and Methods] This cross-sectional study included 161 Japanese older adults aged ≥65 years who required long-term care/support along with ongoing daycare. Handgrip strength, usual gait speed, and skeletal muscle mass index were measured. We analyzed the difference in sarcopenia prevalence between the 2019 and 2014 AWGS criteria using the McNemar test. [Results] The overall sarcopenia prevalence rates were 60.2% and 53.4%, and the prevalence rates of sex-specific sarcopenia were 63.6% and 55.7% among males and 56.2% and 50.7% among females when the 2019 and 2014 AWGS criteria were used, respectively. Overall, males exhibited a significantly higher prevalence with the new than criteria than with the old. [Conclusion] With the 2019 AWGS criteria, more older males who required long-term care/support were diagnosed as having sarcopenia. Conversely, the sarcopenia diagnosis in females statistically remained unchanged. Thus, a mismatch might exist between the two criteria regarding sarcopenia prevalence in males.[Purpose] Childhood flexible flat foot is the most common lower limb deformity. Observational evaluation of the underlying elements of reactive balance during static positions is an accepted tool besides the timed measures. We aim to assess the effects of combined balance training on the foot function and to test the usefulness of our observational static balance score. [Participants and Methods] A total of 19 healthy primary school students with flexible flat foot deformity volunteered for the study. We evaluated the foot’s dynamic properties and static postural stability before and after a 20-week combined balance training. On the basis of the observational findings, the time vs. quality observational static balance score was developed. All data were subjected to Wilcoxon’s test and Friedman’s ANOVA to compare the effects of the training on foot trajectory and observational static balance score. CUDC-101 [Results] Better strength and endurance in the foot extensors and improved foot function were noted after the training.