Skeletal muscle damage in COVID-19: a call for action

AM Ali, H Kunugi - Medicina, 2021 - mdpi.com
Both laboratory investigations and body composition quantification measures (eg, computed
tomography, CT) portray muscle loss in symptomatic Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Physiology of stretch-mediated hypertrophy and strength increases: a narrative review

K Warneke, LH Lohmann, CD Lima, K Hollander… - Sports Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Increasing muscle strength and cross-sectional area is of crucial importance to improve or
maintain physical function in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and sports performance …

The effect of COVID-19-related lockdowns on diet and physical activity in older adults: A systematic review

EA Larson, KS Bader-Larsen, F Magkos - Aging and disease, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The lockdown restrictions imposed globally to curb the COVID-19 pandemic have altered
many aspects of daily life, including diet and physical activity. The aim of this systematic …

Effects of different physical activities on brain-derived neurotrophic factor: A systematic review and bayesian network meta-analysis

B Zhou, Z Wang, L Zhu, G Huang, B Li… - Frontiers in aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Emerging evidence suggests that exercise is a simple and effective method for
maintaining brain function. Aims This review evaluates the effects of five physical exercises …

Exercise oncology during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Are virtually supervised exercise interventions a sustainable alternative?

P Gonzalo-Encabo, RL Wilson, DW Kang… - Critical reviews in …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, new challenges are presented in clinical research settings
to increase exercise levels, particularly in vulnerable populations such as cancer survivors …

Exercise effects on muscle quality in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Radaelli, DR Taaffe, RU Newton, DA Galvão… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
To systematically review and analyse the effects of exercise on morphological and
neuromuscular muscle quality (MQ) outcomes in older adults and assess a range of …

Effects of Otago exercise program on physical function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

S Wu, Y Guo, Z Cao, J Nan, Q Zhang, M Hu… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Maintaining physical function is critical for older adults to achieve healthy aging.
The Otago exercise program (OEP) has been widely used to prevent falls for older adults …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological and biochemical effects of an online pilates intervention in pregnant women during COVID-19: a randomized pilot study

HB Kim, AH Hyun - International journal of environmental research and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of real-time online Pilates exercise during
COVID-19 on women's body composition, blood lipids, and psychological health after …