Six weeks' aerobic retraining after two weeks' immobilization restores leg lean mass and aerobic capacity but does not fully rehabilitate leg strength in young and older men

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 552-560

  Vigelsø, Andreas ^a   Gram, Martin ^a   Wiuff, Caroline ^a   Andersen, Jesper L ^a   Helge, Jørn W ^a   Dela, Flemming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aerobic training; Ageing; Fibre type distribution; Immobilization; Lean leg mass; Older adults; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAPILLARY; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CAPILLARIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 84930069258     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: 16512081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1961     Document Type: Article

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