81 Taiwan Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association On the other hand, the weakness of hand and tongue muscles has long been a significant concern for the elderly, severely affecting their hand-operating functions, swallowing, and speech communication abilities. It may even increase the risk of sleep apnea, not only impacting the health and quality of life for the elderly but also significantly increasing the risk of disability and cognitive decline. While the rehabilitation medicine departments in clinical settings have hand function training programs led by occupational therapists and tongue function training programs led by speech therapists, these are limited to a small number of patients. There is a lack of suitable hand and tongue muscle training methods for the general elderly population in the community. In response to this need, a research and development team has been well-received by the elderly, particularly among patients with conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and stroke. Furthermore, they have recently completed the development of isokinetic (constant frequency) oscillatory muscle strength training for tongue muscles, and preliminary clinical trials have shown very positive feedback. It is expected to offer innovative tongue muscle strength training technology. The latest trends in senior fitness technology involve adopting patented isokinetic motion control designs, which include both active isokinetic muscle strength training and passive isokinetic (constant frequency) vibration training. These technologies provide older adults with the most comprehensive, comfortable, safe, and effective strength training. Because all training equipment in Taiwan has pioneered the world’s first hand vibration muscle strength training system. This system provides passive and act ive mot ion t raining for hand and finger opening and gripping using isokinetic (constant frequency) motion, ef fect ively enhancing hand grip strength and dexterity in a safe and controlled manner. It
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