Exercise plays a key role in healthy aging by promoting both physical and cognitive function.
Physical function and cognitive function appear to be interrelated and may share common …

Introduction The use of a simple, safe, and easy to perform assessment tool, like gait speed,
to evaluate vulnerability to adverse outcomes in community-dwelling older people is …

Background Trouble slee** is one of the major health issues nowadays. Current evidence
on the correlation between muscle quality and trouble slee** is limited. Methods A cross …

Aging is often accompanied by declines in physical functioning which impedes older adults'
quality of life, sense of independence, and ability to perform daily tasks. Age-related …

Sarcopenia is the progressive generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and
function which occurs as a consequence of aging. With a growing older population, there …

Objectives: A rapid and early loss of skeletal muscle mass underlies the physical disability
common amongst survivors of critical illness. However, skeletal muscle function depends not …

Muscle quality is an important component of the functional profile of the elderly, and
previous studies have shown that both muscle quantity and quality independently contribute …

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between echo intensity,
neuromuscular and cardiorespiratory performances in the elderly. Thirty-one healthy elderly …

To assess effects of a short-term strength training (ST) program on muscle quality (MQ) and
functional capacity, 36 sedentary elderly women (age= 66.0±8 year, height= 159.1±9.2 cm …

Sarcopenia is the progressive loss of skeletal mass and strength, particularly in older adults,
with consequent reduction in function and independence. Changing population …