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Haynes EMK, Neubauer NA, Cornett KMD, O'Connor BP, Jones GR, Jakobi JM. Age and sex-related decline of muscle strength across the adult lifespan: a scoping review of aggregated data. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2020; 45:1185-1196. [PMID: 32598857 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2020-0081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Muscle strength is sex-related and declines with advancing age; yet, a comprehensive comparative evaluation of age-related strength loss in human females and males has not been undertaken. To do so, segmented piecewise regression analysis was performed on aggregated data from studies published from 1990 to 2018 and are available in CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO databases. The search identified 5613 articles that were reviewed for physical assessment results stratified by sex and age. Maximal isometric and isokinetic 60°·s-1 knee extension (KE) and knee flexion (KF) contractions from 57 studies and 15 283 subjects (N = 7918 females) had sufficient data reported on females and males for meaningful statistical evaluation to be undertaken. The analysis revealed that isometric KE and KF strength undergo similar rapid declines in both sexes late in the sixth decade of life. Yet, there is an abrupt age-related decline in KE 60°·s-1 peak torque earlier in females (aged 41.8 years) than males (aged 66.7 years). In the assessment of KF peak torque, an age-related acceleration in strength loss was only identified in males (aged 49.3 years). The results suggest that age-related isometric strength loss is similar between sexes while the characteristics of KE and KF peak torque decline are sex-related, which likely explains the differential rate of age-related functional decline. Novelty Inclusion of muscle strength and torque of KE and KF data from >15 000 subjects. Isometric KE and KF strength loss are similar between sexes. Isokinetic 60°·s-1 KE torque decline accelerates 25 years earlier in females and female age-related KF peak torque decline does not accelerate with age.
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- E M K Haynes
- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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Bray NW, Jones GJ, Rush KL, Jones CA, Jakobi JM. Practical Implications for Strength and Conditioning of Older Pre-Frail Females. J Frailty Aging 2020; 9:118-121. [PMID: 32259187 DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2020.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Approaches to and benefits from resistance training for non-compromised older adults are well known. Less is understood about resistance training with pre-frail older adults, and even less information is available on the practical approaches to delivery. Herein, we describe an approach in pre-frail females who undertook a multi-component exercise intervention, inclusive of high-intensity, free-weight, functional resistance training. Capitalizing on the principle of overload is possible and safe for pre-frail females through constant reassurance of ability and adjustments in technique. Making exercise functionally relevant, for example, a squat is the ability to get on and off a toilet, resonates meaning. Older pre-frail females are affected by outside (clinical) influences. The exercise participant, and extraneous persons need to be educated on exercise approaches, to increase awareness, debunk myths, and enhance support for participation. Identification of individuality in a group session offers ability to navigate barriers for successful implementation.
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- N W Bray
- Jennifer M. Jakobi, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, V1V 1V7,
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Bray NW, Jones GJ, Rush KL, Jones CA, Jakobi JM. Multi-Component Exercise with High-Intensity, Free-Weight, Functional Resistance Training in Pre-Frail Females: A Quasi-Experimental, Pilot Study. J Frailty Aging 2020; 9:111-117. [PMID: 32259186 DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2020.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND No study has performed an exercise intervention that included high-intensity, free-weight, functional resistance training, and assessed frailty status as an inclusion criteria and outcome measure via original, standardized tools, in pre-frail females. OBJECTIVES Determine if the intervention strategy is not only feasible and safe, but can also improve frailty status, functional task performance, and muscle strength. DESIGN Pilot, quasi-experimental. SETTING Community. PARTICIPANTS 20 older-adults with pre-frailty characteristics. INTERVENTION 12-weeks (3 days/week, 45-60 minutes/session) of multi-component exercise, inclusive of aerobic, resistance, balance and flexibility exercises. The crux of the program was balance and resistance exercises, the latter utilized high-intensity, free-weight, functional resistance training. The control group maintained their usual care. MEASUREMENTS 1) Feasibility and safety (dropout, adherence, and adverse event); 2) Frailty (Frailty Phenotype, Clinical Frailty Scale, and gait speed); 3) Functional task performance (grip strength and sit-to-stand time); and 4) Isometric and isotonic strength of the knee extensors and elbow flexors. RESULTS No participants dropped out of the intervention or experienced an adverse event, and adherence averaged 88.3%. The exercise group became less frail, whereas the control group became more frail. There was a significant within-group improvement in exercise participants gait speed (p ≤ 0.01, +0.24 m/sec), grip strength (p ≤ 0.01, +3.9 kg), and sit-to-stand time (p ≤ 0.01, -5.0 sec). There was a significant within-group improvement in exercise participants knee extension isometric torque (p ≤ 0.05, +7.4 Nm) and isotonic velocity (p = ≤ 0.01, +37.5 ˚/sec). Elbow flexion isotonic velocity significantly declined within the control group (p ≤ 0.01, -20.2 ˚/sec) and demonstrated a significant between-group difference (p ≤ 0.05, 40.73 ˚/sec) post-intervention. CONCLUSIONS The intervention strategy appears to be feasible and safe, and may also improve frailty status, functional task performance, and muscle strength. These results help calculate effect size for a future randomized controlled trial.
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- N W Bray
- Jennifer M. Jakobi, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, V1V 1V7,
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Smart RR, Baudry S, Fedorov A, Kuzyk SL, Jakobi JM. Influence of biceps brachii tendon mechanical properties on elbow flexor force steadiness in young and old males. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2018; 28:983-991. [PMID: 29161769 DOI: 10.1111/sms.13024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Elbow flexor force steadiness (FS) depends on strength and decreases with age. Achilles tendon mechanics effect standing balance and isometric plantarflexion FS. This study investigated the influence of distal biceps brachii (BB) tendon mechanics and elbow flexor strength on age-related decline in FS. Nine young (23 ± 2 years) and nine old (77 ± 5 years) males performed submaximal isometric elbow flexion tasks at low (2.5%, 5%, 10% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC)) and high (20%, 40%, 60%, 80%MVC) forces in a neutral forearm position. Distal BB tendon elongation and cross-sectional area (CSA) were recorded on ultrasound to calculate mechanics of strain, stress, and stiffness. Coefficient of variation (CV) of force was used to assess relationship of FS to tendon mechanics and strength. Young were 22% stronger and 41% steadier than old (P < .05). Tendon stiffness (170.1 ± 132.9 N/mm; 113.0 ± 55.1 N/mm) did not differ with age (P > .05). Young had 40% less strain compared to old at 5% MVC, but 42% greater strain at 60% and 80% MVC (P ≤ .05). Stress was ~18% greater in young at 10%, 20%, and 80% MVC (P ≤ .05). At low forces, CV of force was predicted by stress (r2 = 0.56) in young, and stress and MVC (r2 = 0.641) in old. At high forces for both age groups, CV of force was predicted by MVC and stress (r2 = 0.39-0.43). Stress and strain is greater in young compared with old males. Because strength influences tendon mechanics and is also associated with FS, absolute strength is a large and modifiable contributor to age-related decline in FS.
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- R R Smart
- Healthy Exercise and Aging Lab, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Laboratory of Applied Biology and Neurophysiology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Healthy Exercise and Aging Lab, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Healthy Exercise and Aging Lab, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Healthy Exercise and Aging Lab, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Simpson CL, Kim BDH, Bourcet MR, Jones GR, Jakobi JM. Stretch training induces unequal adaptation in muscle fascicles and thickness in medial and lateral gastrocnemii. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2017; 27:1597-1604. [PMID: 28138986 DOI: 10.1111/sms.12822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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This study compared adaptations in fascicle lengths, pennation angles, and muscle thickness of the lateral and medial gastrocnemii in response to 6 weeks of stretch training. The nondominant plantar flexors of 11 males were stretched five times per week for 6 weeks and compared with the contralateral leg and a nonstretched control group of 10 males. During stretch training, instantaneous electromyography was utilized to ensure passive muscle stretch. At baseline, week three, week six and 1 week after the conclusion of stretch training, ultrasound was used to measure fascicle lengths, pennation angles, muscle thickness of the lateral gastrocnemius and medial gastrocnemius, and Achilles tendon thickness and length. Plantar flexion torque was measured, and voluntary activation was assessed. Muscle thickness increased 5.6% after 6 weeks of stretch training (P=.009). The fascicles in the lateral gastrocnemius lengthened to a greater extent than the medial. Overall, fascicles lengthened 25% (P<.001) in the muscle tendon junction and 5.1% (P<.001) in the muscle belly. Pennation angles were unchanged in the medial gastrocnemius but decreased in the lateral gastrocnemius 7.1% (P=.02). There was no change in maximal voluntary contraction, voluntary activation, tendon length, or thickness. This study demonstrates that stretch training is a viable modality to alter muscle architecture of the human gastrocnemius through lengthening of muscle fascicles, decreasing pennation angles, and increasing muscle thickness, albeit adaptations are unequal between the lateral and medial heads.
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- C L Simpson
- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Harwood B, Scherer J, Brown RE, Cornett KMD, Kenno KA, Jakobi JM. Neuromuscular responses of the plantar flexors to whole-body vibration. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2016; 27:1569-1575. [PMID: 28033657 DOI: 10.1111/sms.12803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Enhanced physical performance following whole-body vibration (WBV) has been attributed to increased muscle activity; however, few studies have measured the mechanisms underlying these changes. The objective of this study was to measure the responsiveness of the Ia pathway as well as contractile properties in 16 young adults (24±2 years, eight men, eight women) following repeated bouts of acute WBV (45 Hz, 2 mm). Hoffman reflexes (H-reflex), compound muscle action potentials (M-wave), and twitch contractile properties were measured prior to and immediately following five 1-minute WBV exposures, and at 3, 5, 10, and 20 minute post-WBV. M-wave and H-reflex amplitudes decreased by 8% (P<.001) and by 46% (P<.05), respectively, whereas peak twitch torque decreased by 9% (P<.01) and rate of twitch torque development slowed 8% (P<.05). Percent voluntary activation and maximal plantar flexor torque were unchanged as a consequence of WBV (P>.05). In response to acute WBV, the root mean square of the soleus electromyography signal (EMGRMS ) increased by 8%, while the EMGRMS of the lateral gastrocnemius increased by 3% (P<.05). These data indicate that the responsiveness of the Ia pathway is diminished and contractile function is impaired immediately following WBV, and that the neural mechanisms underlying improved performance following WBV lie in alternative hypotheses possibly involving spindle disfacilitation or Golgi afferent modulation.
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- B Harwood
- Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Human Kinetics, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
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- Health and Exercise Science, York University, North York, ON, Canada
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- Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Human Kinetics, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
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- Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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BACKGROUND Females with Parkinson's disease (PD) are at greater risk of frailty than males. Little is known about how age and disease-related characteristics influence frailty in females with PD because frailty studies often exclude persons with underlying neurological pathologies. OBJECTIVE To determine age and disease-related characteristics that best explain physical frailty in community-dwelling females with and without PD. DESIGN AND MEASUREMENT Correlation coefficients described relationships between PD-related characteristics and physical frailty phenotype criteria (Cardiovascular Health Study). Regression analysis identified associations between disease-related characteristics and frailty in non-PD and PD females. SETTING Community-dwelling. PARTICIPANTS Females with mild to moderate PD (n = 17, mean age = 66 ± 8.5 years) and non-PD (n = 18, mean age = 72 ± 13.2 years) participated. RESULTS Daily carbidopa-levodopa dose best explained frailty in PD females (β = 0.5), whereas in non-PD females, age (β = 0.7) and comorbidity (β = 0.5) were most associated with frailty. CONCLUSIONS Dopaminergic medication explained frailty in PD and not measures of disease progression (i.e. severity, duration). In females without PD age-related accumulation of comorbidities resulted in greater risk of frailty. This indicates dopaminergic management of PD symptoms may better reflect frailty in females with PD than disease severity or duration. These data suggest the influence of underlying frailty should be considered when managing neurological conditions. Understanding how frailty concurrently exists with PD and how these conditions progress within the aging female will facilitate future care management.
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- K P Roland
- Gareth R. Jones, PhD, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, HSC240, 3333 University Way Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, V1V 1V7; (tel) 1+250.807.8102, (fax) 1+250.807.8085, (email)
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Roland KP, Theou O, Jakobi JM, Swan L, Jones GR. How Do Community Physical and Occupational Therapists Classify Frailty? A pilot Study. J Frailty Aging 2016; 3:247-50. [PMID: 27048865 DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2014.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Frailty is a complex geriatric syndrome that is often difficult to diagnose, especially by healthcare professionals working in the community. Objectives, Measurements: This study examined how physical and occupational therapists classified community-dwelling clients using categories of 'nonfrail', 'prefrail' or 'frail' as compared to measurements of established frailty criteria from the Cardiovascular Health Study frailty index (CHSfi). RESULTS Results indicate that community therapists underestimate frailty in comparison to the CHSfi. Therapists' classification of frailty suggested their perceptions of frailty may not only relate to client's functional capacity, but the context in which the client receives care. CONCLUSION A multi-dimensional approach is required to capture all aspects of frailty across the healthcare continuum that accounts for how the client thrives within their personal environment.
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- K P Roland
- Dr. Kaitlyn P. Roland, Centre on Aging, University of Victoria, PO Box 1700 STN CSC, Victoria BC Canada V8W 2Y2. Phone: +1 (250) 853-3679; Fax: +1 (250) 721-6499
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Harwood B, Cornett KMD, Edwards DL, Brown RE, Jakobi JM. The effect of tendon vibration on motor unit activity, intermuscular coherence and force steadiness in the elbow flexors of males and females. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2014; 211:597-608. [PMID: 24888350 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2013] [Revised: 12/31/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Compartmentalized responses in motor unit (MU) activity of the short head (SH) and long head (LH) of the biceps brachii are observed following forearm position change. Differential muscle spindle afferent distribution has been proposed as a potential mechanism underlying this behaviour. Tendon vibration is an effective, non-invasive method of increasing muscle spindle afferent activity of a target muscle group offering a paradigm in which this hypothesis may be investigated further. AIM To determine the effect of tendon vibration on MU recruitment and discharge rates of the SH and LH, muscle activity of the elbow flexors and triceps brachii, intermuscular coherence among the SH, LH, brachioradialis and triceps brachii and force steadiness in young males and females during isometric elbow flexion. METHODS Intramuscular electromyography (EMG) of the SH and LH, and surface EMG of the elbow flexors were recorded pre- and post-vibration during low-force isometric contractions. Motor unit recruitment thresholds, MU discharge rates and MU discharge variability; surface EMG amplitude, intermuscular coherence and force steadiness were determined pre- and post-vibration. RESULTS Differential changes in all MU properties, EMG amplitude and intermuscular coherence were observed among elbow flexors. Although MU properties exhibited differential changes, they accounted for little variance in isometric force steadiness. However, intermuscular EMG coherence among all muscles investigated was reduced post-vibration. CONCLUSION Uncoupling of common oscillatory input as a result of differential muscle spindle afferent inputs to elbow flexors may be responsible for the reduction in force steadiness following tendon vibration and a forearm position change.
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- B. Harwood
- Health and Exercise Science; University of British Columbia Okanagan; Kelowna BC Canada
- Department of Physiology; University of Arizona; Tucson AZ USA
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- Health and Exercise Science; University of British Columbia Okanagan; Kelowna BC Canada
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- Human Kinetics; University of Windsor; Windsor ON Canada
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- Health and Exercise Science; University of British Columbia Okanagan; Kelowna BC Canada
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- Department of Physiology; University of Arizona; Tucson AZ USA
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Harwood B, Edwards DL, Jakobi JM. Age- and sex-related differences for electromyography gaps during daily activity and a discrete task. Gait Posture 2011; 34:6-12. [PMID: 21531563 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2009] [Revised: 02/10/2011] [Accepted: 02/19/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Temporal patterns of quiescent electromyography termed 'gaps' were investigated in young and old men and women for a discrete task and daily activity. Gaps in women (1.3±3.2) and old adults (1.5±3.4) were fewer compared with men (4.7±6.7) and young adults (4.6±6.9) for the discrete task (p<0.001). Gap duration was shorter for women (0.1±0.2s) and old adults (0.1±0.3s) compared with men (0.2±0.3s) and young adults (0.2±0.2s) (p<0.01). For daily activity, gap number was similar with age, but gap duration and percentage of total time occupied by gaps were less in old compared with young adults (50%), and in women compared with men (43%) (p<0.001). Results suggest gap activity is sensitive to type and duration of activity and that old adults and women demonstrate less quiescent electromyography than young adults and men.
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- B Harwood
- School of Kinesiology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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AIM Healthy adult ageing of the human neuromuscular system is comprised of changes that include atrophy, weakness and slowed movements with reduced spinal motor neurone output expressed by lower motor unit discharge rates (MUDRs). The latter observation has been obtained mostly from hand and lower limb muscles. The purpose was to determine the extent to which elbow flexor and extensor contractile properties, and MUDRs in six old (83 +/- 4 years) and six young (24 +/- 1 years) men were affected by age, and whether any adaptations were similar for both muscle groups. METHODS Maximal isometric voluntary contraction (MVC), voluntary activation, twitch contractile properties, force-frequency relationship and MUDRs from sub-maximal to maximal intensities were assessed in the elbow flexors and extensors. RESULTS Both flexor and extensor MVCs were significantly (P < 0.05) less (approximately 42% and approximately 46% respectively) in the old than in the young. Contractile speeds and the force-frequency relationship did not show any age-related differences (P > 0.05). For the elbow flexors contraction duration was approximately 139 ms and for the extensors it was approximately 127 ms for both age groups (P > 0.05). The mean MUDRs from 25% MVC to maximum were lower (approximately 10% to approximately 36%) in the old than in the young (P < 0.01). These age-related differences were larger for biceps (Cohen's d = 8.25) than triceps (Cohen's d = 4.79) brachii. CONCLUSION Thus, at least for proximal upper limb muscles, mean maximal MUDR reductions with healthy adult ageing are muscle specific and not strongly related to contractile speed.
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- B H Dalton
- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Harwood B, Edwards DL, Jakobi JM. Age- and sex-related differences in muscle activation for a discrete functional task. Eur J Appl Physiol 2008; 103:677-86. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0765-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Jakobi JM, Rice CL, Curtin SV, Marsh GD. Contractile Properties, Fatigue and Recovery are not Influenced by Short-Term Creatine Supplementation in Human Muscle. Exp Physiol 2004. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-445x.2000.02021.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Christou EA, Critchlow A, Taylor AM, Jakobi JM, Enoka RM. AGE AND STRESS ALTER THE FREQUENCY CONTENT OF FORCE AND THENAR MUSCLE ACTIVITY DURING A PINCH-GRIP TASK. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2003. [DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200305001-01562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of creatine (Cr) supplementation in 12 older (65-82 years) men. The subjects were randomly assigned to a Cr or a placebo (P) group. Seven men were supplemented with 5 g of Cr and 5 g maltodextrin four times a day for 5 days (Cr), and 5 men consumed 5 g of maltodextrin four times a day for 5 days (P). Following this treatment body mass increased significantly in the Cr group (1 kg), but did not change in the P group, and measurements of arm anthropometry were not affected in either group. Prior to and following supplementation maximal isometric voluntary force (MVC), muscle activation, contractile properties and surface electromyography (EMG) were measured in the elbow flexor muscles at baseline, during a fatiguing task and over 10 min of recovery. The fatigue protocol involved both voluntary and contractile stimulated. Stimulated contractile properties, MVC, and muscle activation were not affected by Cr supplementation. Furthermore, there were no changes in time to fatigue, decline in MVC force, muscle activation, EMG or contractile properties during the fatigue protocol. The rates of recovery of voluntary force, and stimulated contractile force did not change following Cr supplementation. These results indicate that short-term Cr supplementation in older men does not influence isometric performance of the elbow flexor muscles.
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- J M Jakobi
- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Science, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, N6G 2M3
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In nine patients with Addison's disease (mean +/- SE: 51 +/- 2 years) receiving conventional steroid treatment, and nine age-matched healthy controls (56 +/- 2 years), we investigated maximum voluntary quadriceps force (MVC) and contractile properties evoked with stimulation and central activation both at rest and during a submaximal intermittent fatigue task. The MVC was similar (-3%), but twitch tension (-27%) and central activation were significantly less (-7%), and tetanic half-relaxation time was approximately 40% slower in the patients. Twitch amplitudes were potentiated by 6% in the patients, but unchanged in the control group. The patients self-terminated a submaximal intermittent fatigue protocol (0.6 duty cycle) at approximately 5 +/- 1 min, whereas the controls stopped when they lost 50% of MVC force ( approximately 10 +/- 1 min). Force loss was similar between groups over the first 5 min of the fatigue task. In the patient group, maximal and submaximal relative integrated electromyogram (IEMG) increased significantly in the first minute of fatigue and remained elevated, whereas the controls exhibited a gradual increase in submaximal IEMG with little change in maximal IEMG. These results indicate that conventionally treated Addison's patients have similar MVC strength, but altered contractile properties and decreased endurance compared with controls.
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- J M Jakobi
- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, St. Joseph's Health Care Annex, University of Western Ontario, 1490 Richmond Street, London, Ontario N6G 2M3, Canada
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The purpose of this study was to establish if middle distance track athletes experience hematuria during their competitive season interval workouts and, if so, what type of workout based on intensity and distance was most associated with hematuria. During a 4-week observational period, athletes (n = 10) underwent reagent strip urinalysis before and after their twice weekly interval sessions. Positive samples for hematuria were analyzed microscopically to accurately determine red blood cell (RBC) loss. Seventy-one individual interval workouts were observed, of which 32 cases of hematuria were reported. Nine cases of hematuria exhibited >100 RBC per High Power Field (Hpf). Furthermore, 90% of the athletes experienced post-workout hematuria at least once. The highest incidence of hematuria was observed after workouts run at 110% of VO(2peak) over short (600-1,500 m) to moderate (1,501-3,000 m) distances. All post-exercise cases of hematuria resolved within 2 hr of recovery.
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- G R Jones
- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6G 2M3
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The issue of whether there is a difference in the amount of force produced from a simultaneous two-limb maximal contraction compared to the sum of individual one-limb contractions has received considerable debate in the literature. A bilateral deficit (BLD) is when the resultant force from bilateral homonymous limb contractions is less than the summed force of individual limb contractions. Determining whether differences exist between one- and two-limb movements may provide insight into complex neuromuscular control patterns. Many dynamic two-limb studies report a BLD, whereas isometric studies are more numerous and controversial. It is important to categorize the movements studied in order to establish consistency. This paper purports that the BLD is an unstable phenomenon, and its presence should be considered in the context of the movement studied. Most likely, this phenomenon is dependent upon some minor deviation in descending drive between the cortical level and peripheral motor neuron
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- J M Jakobi
- School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6G 2M3
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Jakobi JM, Rice CL, Curtin SV, Marsh GD. Contractile properties, fatigue and recovery are not influenced by short-term creatine supplementation in human muscle. Exp Physiol 2000; 85:451-60. [PMID: 10918084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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There have been several studies on the effect of short-term creatine (Cr) supplementation on exercise performance, but none have investigated both voluntary and stimulated muscle contractions in the same experiment. Fourteen moderately active young men (19-28 years) were randomly assigned, in a double blind manner, to either a creatine (Cr) or placebo (P) group. The subjects supplemented their regular diet 4 times a day for 5 days with either 5 g Cr + 5 g maltodextrin (Cr group), or 5 g maltodextrin (P group). Isometric maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), muscle activation, as assessed using the modified twitch interpolation technique, electrically stimulated contractile properties, electromyography (EMG), endurance time and recovery from fatigue were measured in the elbow flexors. The fatigue protocol involved both voluntary and stimulated contractions. Following supplementation there was a significant weight gain in the Cr group (1.0 kg), whereas the P group did not change. For each group, pre-supplementation measures were not significantly different from post-supplementation for MVC, twitch and tetanic tensions at rest, time to peak tension, half-relaxation time and contraction duration. Prior to Cr supplementation time to fatigue was 10 +/- 4 min (mean +/- S.E.M.) for both groups, and following supplementation there was a non-significant increase of 1 min in each group. MVC force, muscle activation, EMG, stimulated tensions and durations were similar for the Cr and P groups over the course of the fatigue protocol and did not change after supplementation. Furthermore, recovery of MVC, stimulated tensions and contractile speeds did not differ as a result of Cr supplementation. These results indicate that short-term Cr supplementation does not influence isometric elbow flexion force, muscle activation, stimulated contractile properties, or delay time to fatigue or improve recovery.
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- J M Jakobi
- Centre for Activity and Ageing, Lawson Research Institute, Faculties of Health Science and Medicine, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6G 2M3
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Several investigators have studied the deficit in maximal voluntary force that is said to occur when bilateral muscle groups contract simultaneously. A true bilateral deficit (BLD) would suggest a significant limitation of neuromuscular control; however, some of the data from studies in the literature are equivocal. Our purpose was to determine whether there is a BLD in the knee extensors of untrained young male subjects during isometric contractions and whether this deficit is associated with a decreased activation of the quadriceps, increased activation of the antagonist muscle, or an alteration in motor unit firing rates. Twenty subjects performed unilateral (UL) and bilateral (BL) isometric knee extensions at 25, 50, 75, and 100% maximal voluntary contraction. Total UL and BL force (delta 3%) and maximal rate of force generation (delta 2.5%) were not significantly different. Total UL and BL maximal vastus lateralis electromyographic activity (EMG; 2.7 +/- 0.28 vs. 2.6 +/- 0.24 mV) and coactivation (0.17 +/- 0.02 vs. 0.20 +/- 0.02 mV) were also not different. Similarly, the ratio of force to EMG during submaximal UL and BL contractions was not different. Analysis of force production by each leg in UL and BL conditions showed no differences in force, rate of force generation, EMG, motor unit firing rates, and coactivation. Finally, assessment of quadriceps activity with the twitch interpolation technique indicated no differences in the degree of voluntary muscle activation (UL: 93.6 +/- 2.51 Hz, BL: 90.1 +/- 2.43 Hz). These results provide no evidence of a significant limitation in neuromuscular control between BL and UL isometric contractions of the knee extensor muscles in young male subjects.
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- J M Jakobi
- Faculty of Pure and Applied Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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