Aging decreases the strength of suprahyoid muscles involved in swallowing movements

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 231, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 223-228

  Iida, Takatoshi ^a   Tohara, Haruka ^a,b   Wada, Satoko ^a   Nakane, Ayako ^b   Sanpei, Ryuichi ^a   Ueda, Koichiro ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Healthy elderly; Jaw opening force; Muscle strength dynamometer; Suprahyoid muscles; Swallowing function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAW; JAW OPENING FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STHENOMETER; SUPRAHYOID MUSCLE; SWALLOWING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; DEGLUTITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; JAW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887589086     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.231.223     Document Type: Article

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