Electrical stimulation counteracts muscle atrophy associated with aging in humans

• Main Authors: Helmut Kern (Author), Stefan Loefler (Author), Samantha Burggraf (Author), Hannah Fruhmann (Author), Jan Cvecka (Author), Milan Sedliak (Author), Laura Barberi (Author), Manuela De Rossi (Author), Antonio Musarò (Author), Ugo Carraro (Author), Simone Mosole (Author), Sandra Zampieri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...