| Autor: |
Belavy, Daniel Ludovic, Miokovic, Tania, Armbrecht, Gabi, Richardson, Carolyne, Rittweger, Jörn, Felsenberg, Dieter |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2009 |
| Předmět: |
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| Popis: |
Objectives: The current study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a resistive vibration exercise countermeasure during prolonged bed-rest in preventing lower-limb muscle atrophy. Methods: 20 male subjects underwent 56-days of bed-rest and were assigned to either an inactive control, or a countermeasure group which performed high-load resistive exercises (including squats, heel raises and toe raises) with whole-body vibration. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lower-limbs was performed at twoweekly intervals. Volume of individual muscles was calculated. Results: Countermeasure exercise reduced atrophy in the triceps surae and the vastii muscles (F>3.0, p.38). The adductor longus, sartiorius and rectus femoris muscles showed little loss of muscle volume during bed-rest (F.15). Conclusions: The countermeasure exercise programme was effective in reducing atrophy in the extensors of the knee and ankle but not the hamstrings. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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