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Flexibility in joint coordination remains unaffected by force and balance demands in young and old adults during simple sit-to-stand tasks

PURPOSE: We examined the possibility that old adults use flexibility in joint coordination as a compensatory mechanism for the age-related decline in muscle strength when performing the sit-to-stand (STS) task repeatedly under high force and balance demands. METHOD: Young (n = 14, 22.4 ± 2.1) and ol...

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Autores principales: Greve, Christian, Hortobágyi, Tibor, Bongers, Raoul M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6373350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30474739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-018-4035-4