Neural and muscular factors both contribute to plantar-flexor muscle weakness in older fallers

Plantar-flexor muscles are key muscles in the control of postural sway. Older fallers present lower maximal plantar-flexor performance than older non-fallers; however, the mechanisms underlying this motor impairment remain to be elucidated. This study aimed to determine whether muscular and neural f...

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Published in:	Experimental gerontology Vol. 112; pp. 127 - 134
Main Authors:	Cattagni, Thomas, Harnie, Jonathan, Jubeau, Marc, Hucteau, Elyse, Couturier, Catherine, Mignardot, Jean-Baptiste, Deschamps, Thibault, Berrut, Gilles, Cornu, Christophe
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Inc 02.10.2018 Elsevier
Subjects:	Accidental Falls Aged Aged, 80 and over Biomechanical Phenomena Disability Evaluation Electromyography Evoked Potentials Female Humans Male Muscle Contraction Muscle Weakness / physiopathology Muscle, Skeletal / innervation Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology Reflex, Abnormal Torque Volition Walking Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Biomechanical Phenomena Disability Evaluation Electromyography Evoked Potentials Falls Female Hoffmann reflex Human health and pathology Humans Life Sciences Male Muscle Contraction Muscle strength Muscle Weakness Muscle, Skeletal Plantar-flexor muscles Reflex, Abnormal Torque Volition Voluntary activation Walking Falls Plantar-flexor muscles Aging Hoffmann reflex Muscle strength Voluntary activation Falls Aging Plantar-flexor muscles Muscle strength Voluntary activation Hoffmann reflex
ISSN:	0531-5565, 1873-6815, 1873-6815
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