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European Review of Aging and Physical Activity
Published in: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2/2013

Open Access 01-10-2013 | Original Research

Effects of age and physical activity on response speed in knee flexor and extensor muscles

Authors: D. Rodríguez-Ruiz, J. M. García-Manso, D. Rodríguez-Matoso, S. Sarmiento, M. Da Silva-Grigoletto, R. Pisot

Published in: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity | Issue 2/2013

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Abstract

This study aims to determine the normalized response speed (V rn) in vastus lateralis (VL) and biceps femoris (BF) muscles in different age groups using tensiomyography. Eighty-four male subjects were divided into four age groups: teenage subjects (T); undergraduate students (U), adult subjects (A), and the elderly group (E). Differences in V rn were observed between E and T (p = 0.000), E and U (p = 0.000), and E and A (p = 0.018) for right VL and between E and T (p < 0.000) and U (p = 0.003) for left VL; between T and U (p = 0.010) and A (p = 0.000) for right VL, and A (p = 0.004) for left VL. V rn in the BF displayed different behavior from that of the VL, increasing moderately or stabilizing and declining slightly in E, in right leg (p = 0.020). The data obtained highlighted a decline in V rn for the VL in both legs with increasing age and, declines in BF response speed were observed only in E.
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Metadata
Title
Effects of age and physical activity on response speed in knee flexor and extensor muscles
Authors
D. Rodríguez-Ruiz
J. M. García-Manso
D. Rodríguez-Matoso
S. Sarmiento
M. Da Silva-Grigoletto
R. Pisot
Publication date
01-10-2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Review of Aging and Physical Activity / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1813-7253
Electronic ISSN: 1861-6909
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11556-013-0127-7

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