Analysis of Muscle Force-Velocity Parameter Changes in Elderly Women Resulting from Physical Activity--In Continuous Examinations

Autor/inn/en	Skrzek, Anna; Stefanska, Malgorzata
Titel	Analysis of Muscle Force-Velocity Parameter Changes in Elderly Women Resulting from Physical Activity--In Continuous Examinations
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 38 (2012) 12, S.867-876 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2012.660849
Schlagwörter	Females; Tests; Exercise; Older Adults; Human Body; Physical Fitness; Patients; Motion; Physical Activities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Übung; Älterer Erwachsener; Menschlicher Körper; Leistungsfähigkeit; Patient; Bewegungsablauf
Abstract	The aim of the paper was to evaluate changes in muscle force-velocity parameters (F-v) in elderly women subjected to physical exercise. The examinations encompassed 20 women, aged 62-71, who were students at the University of the Third Age in Wroclaw. The evaluation of flexors and extensors of the knee joint, as well as flexors and extensors of the spine within the lumbar part, was performed under isokinetic conditions. The assessment was conducted three times: first, a preliminary evaluation; second, after four months of rehabilitation, which included march training and systemic exercises; third, was performed after another 12 months, during which the patients were subjected to various forms of individually selected physical activity. The examinations of muscles affecting the knee joint revealed that the results achieved in the second measurement, performed with load of 60 degrees/s, revealed higher values than in the first examination and were similar or higher in the third examination. With a load of 180 degrees/s, values achieved in the second measurement were higher than results from the first measurement and were mostly lower than registered in the measurement. The highest values of parameters F-v for flexors and extensors of the lumbar part of the spine were registered in third examination. The results were about 20% higher than achieved within measurements 1 and 2. The increase and maintenance of muscular fitness in elderly women is possible only if a load applied exceeds threshold values and is applied for a long time. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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