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| Differences in muscle endurance and recovery between fallers and nonfallers, and between young and older women | | Author(s) | Kristen I Schwendner, Alan E Mikesky, Worthe S Holt |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological sciences and medical sciences, vol 52A, no 3, May 1997 |
| Pages | pp M155-M160 |
| Keywords | Falls ; Older women ; Digestive systems ; Exercise. |
| Annotation | Ageing involves changes in muscular function, which may relate to the increase in falls in older people. This study tested the hypothesis that older women with a history of falls demonstrate decreased muscle endurance and longer recovery times than either younger women or older women who have not had falls. The three groups of women performed knee extensions and the quadriceps muscle strength was assessed, as was recovery time between exercises. Findings revealed that older women with a history of falls showed decreased muscular endurance when compared to younger women and non-fallers, and increased time to recover from exercise when compared to young women. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971125210 A |
| Classmark | OLF: BD: BKA: CEA |
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