Active mobility of the extremities in older subjects

JM Walker, D Sue, N Miles-Elkousy, G Ford… - Physical …, 1984 - academic.oup.com
… 60 years of age (termed older in this paper).The purposes of this study were 1) to expand
the data base of active ROM in the upper and lower extremities of older persons measured by …

Obesity and mobility disability in the older adult

HK Vincent, KR Vincent, KM Lamb - Obesity reviews, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
… Cross-sectional studies (82–4000 participants) showed poorer lower extremity mobility
with increasing obesity severity in both men and women. All longitudinal studies (1–22 years) …

The interaction between mobility status and exercise specificity in older adults

CM Brahms, T Hortobágyi, RW Kressig… - Exercise and sport …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
… Meta-analytical evidence identified the optimal resistance training dose parameters for
improving healthy older adults’ lower extremity muscle mass and strength ( 59 ). Accordingly, …

Neuromuscular impairments contributing to persistently poor and declining lower-extremity mobility among older adults: new findings informing geriatric rehabilitation

RE Ward, MK Beauchamp, NK Latham… - Archives of physical …, 2016 - Elsevier
… limitations pose a significant threat to the health and independence of older adults, … mobility
problems; however, significant knowledge gaps exist for treating older adults with mobility

Neuromuscular attributes associated with lower extremity mobility among community-dwelling older adults

ME Jacob, TG Travison, RE Ward… - The Journals of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
… for mobility-limited older adults. A systematic review that evaluated the role of progressive
resistance strength training for improving physical function among older adults identified that …

Comparative effects of light or heavy resistance power training for improving lower extremity power and physical performance in mobility-limited older adults

KF Reid, KI Martin, G Doros, DJ Clark… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
… muscle power and physical performance outcomes among mobility-limited older adults. …
for improving lower extremity muscle power and mobility in older adults with mobility-limitations. …

Lower extremity muscle mass predicts functional performance in mobility-limited elders

KF Reid, EN Naumova, RJ Carabello… - The journal of nutrition …, 2008 - Springer
… Abstract: Objectives: This study examined the influence of lower extremity body composition
and muscle strength on the severity of mobility-disability in community-dwelling older adults. …

Relative contribution of muscle strength, lean mass, and lower extremity motor function in explaining between-person variance in mobility in older adults

NP Wages, JE Simon, LA Clark, S Amano, DW Russ… - BMC geriatrics, 2020 - Springer
… independent predictor of mobility performance in community dwelling older adults. Overall,
… the role of lower extremity motor function as a critical determinant of mobility in older adults. …

Lower-extremity force decrements identify early mobility decline among community-dwelling older adults

M Marko, CG Neville, MA Prince… - Physical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
older adults with varying mobility disability levels, such as moderately challenged versus
high-functioning older adults or … exercise to increase lower-extremity muscles strength helps to …

[HTML][HTML] Mobility-related consequences of reduced lower-extremity peripheral nerve function with age: a systematic review

RE Ward, P Caserotti, JA Cauley, RM Boudreau… - Aging and …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… or preventing disability in older adults. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the
literature on lower-extremity peripheral nerve function and mobility in studies of older adults, to …