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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The Associations between Rapid Strength Development and Muscle Stiffness in Older Population.

Masatoshi Nakamura, Ryosuke Kiyono, Shigeru Sato, Kaoru Yahata, Taizan Fukaya, Satoru Nishishita, Andreas Konrad

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Masatoshi NakamuraInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata 950-3198, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8184-1121
Ryosuke KiyonoInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata 950-3198, Japan.
Shigeru SatoInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata 950-3198, Japan.
Kaoru YahataInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata 950-3198, Japan.
Taizan FukayaInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata 950-3198, Japan.
Satoru NishishitaInstitute of Rehabilitation Science, Tokuyukai Medical Corporation, Osaka 560-0054, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1103-6001
Andreas KonradInstitute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, Graz A-8010, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-5588-1824
Niigata University of Health and Welfare · JPKishokai Medical Corporation · JPUniversity of Graz · AT

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Austrian Science Fund FWF P 32078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious studies suggest that the capacity for rapid force production of ankle plantar flexors is essential for the prevention of falls in the elderly. In healthy young adults, there were significant associations between rate of force development and muscle stiffness measured by shear wave elastography. However, there has been no study investigating the association of rate of force development with shear elastic modulus in older adults.

methodsThe muscle strength and shear elastic modulus of the medial gastrocnemius muscle in both legs were measured in 17 elderly men and 10 elderly women (mean ± SD; 70.7 ± 4.1 years; 160.6 ± 8.0 cm; 58.7 ± 9.5 kg). We investigated the rate of force development of plantar flexors and shear elastic modulus of medial gastrocnemius muscle using by shear wave elastography.

resultsOur results showed that there were no significant associations between normalized rate of force development and shear elastic modulus of medial gastrocnemius muscle.

conclusionThis suggests that the capacity of rapid force production could be related not to muscle stiffness of the medial gastrocnemius muscle, but to neuromuscular function in older individuals.

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