Trial reportJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2019
Effects of virtual dance exercise on skeletal muscle architecture and function of community dwelling older women.
Trial report in Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Non invasive techniques for direct muscle quality assessment after exercise intervention in older adults: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Active video games for improving health-related physical fitness in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Population-specific equations of age-related maximum handgrip force: a comprehensive review.PeerJ · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Exergames and Protein Supplementation on Body Composition and Musculoskeletal Function of Prefrail Community-Dwelling Older Women: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- The role of technology-based dance intervention for enhancing wellness: A systematic scoping review and meta-synthesis.Ageing research reviews · 2024Article
- Effects of a Multicomponent Preventive Intervention in Women at Risk of Sarcopenia: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Relationship between quadriceps muscle architecture and lower limb strength and physical function in older adults community-dwelling individuals: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Review
- How leisure activities affect health: a narrative review and multi-level theoretical framework of mechanisms of action.The lancet. Psychiatry · 2021Review
- Adherence to a Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and Functional Parameters: A Cross-Sectional Study in an Older Population.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2020Article
- Clinical Significance of Arterial Velocity Pulse Index in Patients With Stage B Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction.Cardiology research · 2019Article
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to analyze the effects of virtual dance exercise on skeletal muscle architecture and function in community-dwelling older women.
methodsForty-two moderately active older women participated in this study and chose to join either the control group (CG; n=20; 70.3 ± 5.6 years) or exercise group (EG; n=22; 69.3 ± 3.7 years). Participants in the CG maintained their lifestyle and those in the EG performed group dance exercise using Dance Central game for Xbox 360® and Kinect for 40 min, 3 times/week, for 12 weeks. The primary outcomes were: ankle plantar flexion and dorsiflexion peak torque (PT), medial gastrocnemius muscle thickness (MT), fascicle length (FL), and pennation angle (PA). The secondary outcomes were: lower limbs range of motion (ROM), calf circumference (CC), 6 m customary gait speed, and handgrip strength. Data were analyzed using an ANOVA mixed model test (p<0.05).
resultsEG participants improved plantar flexion PT at 60°/s (16.3%; p<0.01), MT (8.7%; p<0.01) and ankle dorsiflexion ROM (5.1%; p=0.04) when compared to baseline, and exhibited enhanced CC values compared to CG (1.7%; p=0.03).
conclusionsVirtual dance exercise can be recommended to increase muscle mass. Moreover, ankle plantar flexion strength and dorsiflexion ROM gains may contribute to improve functionality and fall avoidance in moderately active older women.
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