Electrical stimulation counteracts muscle atrophy associated with aging in humans
Functional and structural muscle decline is a major problem during aging. Our goal was to improve in old subjects quadriceps m. force and mobility functional performances (stair test, chair rise test, timed up and go test) with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (9 weeks, 2-3times/week, 20-30 minu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2013-07-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Translational Myology |
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| Online Access: | http://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/bam/article/view/1780 |