Physical activity in elderly
Aging is a multifactorial irreversible process associated with significant decline in muscle mass and neuromuscular functions. One of the most efficient methods to counteract age-related changes in muscle mass and function is physical exercise. An alternative effective intervention to improve muscle...
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| author | Jan Cvecka Veronika Tirpakova Milan Sedliak Helmut Kern Winfried Mayr Dušan Hamar |
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| description | Aging is a multifactorial irreversible process associated with significant decline in muscle mass and neuromuscular functions. One of the most efficient methods to counteract age-related changes in muscle mass and function is physical exercise. An alternative effective intervention to improve muscle structure and performance is electrical stimulation. In the present work we present the positive effects of physical activity in elderly and a study where the effects of a 8-week period of functional electrical stimulation and strength training with proprioceptive stimulation in elderly are compared. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6585ea30f2e0424fa5325fdaaa2c84b12022-12-21T18:22:52ZengPAGEPress PublicationsEuropean Journal of Translational Myology2037-74522037-74602015-08-0125424925210.4081/ejtm.2015.52804449Physical activity in elderlyJan Cvecka0Veronika Tirpakova1Milan Sedliak2Helmut Kern3Winfried Mayr4Dušan Hamar5Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University Bratislava; Aging and Lifestyle Diseases Research Centrum, Comenius University BratislavaFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University Bratislava; Aging and Lifestyle Diseases Research Centrum, Comenius University BratislavaFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University Bratislava; Aging and Lifestyle Diseases Research Centrum, Comenius University BratislavaInstitute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,Wilhelminenspital, Vienna; Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, ViennaCenter of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of ViennaFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University BratislavaAging is a multifactorial irreversible process associated with significant decline in muscle mass and neuromuscular functions. One of the most efficient methods to counteract age-related changes in muscle mass and function is physical exercise. An alternative effective intervention to improve muscle structure and performance is electrical stimulation. In the present work we present the positive effects of physical activity in elderly and a study where the effects of a 8-week period of functional electrical stimulation and strength training with proprioceptive stimulation in elderly are compared.http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/bam/article/view/5280Older agePhysical activitySarcopeniaElectrical stimulationProprioceptive stimulation |
| spellingShingle | Jan Cvecka Veronika Tirpakova Milan Sedliak Helmut Kern Winfried Mayr Dušan Hamar Physical activity in elderly European Journal of Translational Myology Older age Physical activity Sarcopenia Electrical stimulation Proprioceptive stimulation |
| title | Physical activity in elderly |
| title_full | Physical activity in elderly |
| title_fullStr | Physical activity in elderly |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical activity in elderly |
| title_short | Physical activity in elderly |
| title_sort | physical activity in elderly |
| topic | Older age Physical activity Sarcopenia Electrical stimulation Proprioceptive stimulation |
| url | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/bam/article/view/5280 |
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