Muscle Function, but Not Muscle Mass, is Related to Balance Confidence in Older Adults
Background:
Both impaired muscle function and low muscle mass are included in recent consensus sarcopenia definitions. Sarcopenia is as...
Jumping Mechanography and Classic Muscle Function Tests Effects of Age and Gender
Background:
Sarcopenia is a risk factor for falls and fractures. As muscle function predicts disability and mortality better than musc...
Muscle force and power in obese and overweight children.
The study investigated differences in skeletal muscle function between obese and non-obese children using a force platform. Forty obes...
Effects of jumping exercise on maximum ground reaction force and bone in 8- to 12-year-old boys and girls: a 9-month randomized controlled trial.
Objectives: To assess adaptations of the lower leg muscle-bone unit in 8- to 12-year-old children following a randomized controlled jum...
Functional assessment of the muscle-bone unit in the lower leg.
Based on the mechanostat theory and the muscle-bone hypothesis, a methodological assessment of the musculoskeletal status in health an...
Abnormalities in Muscle Density and Muscle Function in Hypophosphatemic Rickets.
Context:Animal studies suggest that hypophosphatemic rickets (HPR) is associated with muscle function deficits, but it is unknown whet...
The effect of whole body vibration on balance, mobility and falls in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
This systematic review aimed to examine the effect of WBV on balance, mobility and falls among older adults. The databases used include...
The influence of vibration type, frequency, body position and additional load on the neuromuscular activity during whole body vibration.
This study aimed to assess the influence of different whole body vibration (WBV) determinants on the electromyographic (EMG) activity ...
Whole body vibration improves the single-leg stance static balance in women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.
AIM: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain. Fibromyalgia is associated with balance problems and inc...
Mobilität ist keine Frage des Alters
Effektives Vibrationstraining kann einer unter Umständen gefährlichen Muskelschwäche vorbeugen. Auch in hohem Alter kann mict gezieltem Muskeltraining die Muskulatur aufgebaut, Körperwahrnehmung und Gleichgewichtssinn verbessert werden.