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Calf muscle-tendon properties and postural balance in old age
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We tested the hypothesis that compromised postural balance in older subjects is associated with changes in calf muscle-tendon physiological and mechanical properties. Trial duration and center of pressure (COP) displacements were measured in 24 younger (aged 24 ± 1 yr), 10 middle-aged (aged 46 ± 1 yr), and 36 older (aged 68 ± 1 yr) healthy subjects under varying levels of postural difficulty. Muscle-tendon characteristics were assessed by dynamometry, twitch superimposition, and ultrasonography. In tandem and single-leg stances, trial duration decreased (≤65% lower, P < 0.001) and COP displacements increased (≤90% higher, P < 0.05) with age. Muscle strength, size, activation capacity, and tendon mechanical properties decreased with age by 55, 13, 13, and 36–48%, respectively ( P < 0.05). Regressions with these parameters and balance indexes were significant ( P < 0.05) for single-leg and tandem (0.69 < r 2< 0.90) postures only, indicating that the age-related changes in muscle-tendon characteristics may explain the majority of the variance in balance performance during tasks more difficult than habitual bipedal stance.
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- Authors
- Onambele, G. L., Narici, M. V., & Maganaris, C. N.
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Physiology
- Publisher
- American Physiological Society
- Published
- 2006-06
- Volume
- 100
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 2048-2056
- ISSN
- 0161-7567 (ISSN-L)
- 8750-7587
- 1522-1601
- OpenAlex
- W2169521069
- Cited by
- 353
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 44.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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