Role of adapted physical activity to prevent the adverse effects of the sarcopenia. A pilot study.

Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 217-226

  Marini, Mirca ^a   Sarchielli, Erica ^a   Brogi, Lucia ^a   Lazzeri, Renzo ^a   Salerno, Roberto ^a   Sgambati, Eleonora ^a,b   Monaci, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Muscle strength; Old age; Physical activity; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYNAMOMETER; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FALLING; FITNESS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650142845     PISSN: 11226714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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