Sistema de Salut de Catalunya
[Labata-Lezaun N, Canet-Vintró M, Rodríguez-Sanz J] Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat International de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. ACTIUM Functional Anatomy Group, Barcelona, Spain. [López-de-Celis C] Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat International de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. ACTIUM Functional Anatomy Group, Barcelona, Spain. Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain. [Aiguadé R] Nursing and Physiotherapy Department, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain. [Cuadra-Llopart L] Servei de Medicina Geriàtrica, Hospital de Terrassa, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain. [Jovell-Fernández E] Servei d'Epidemiologia, Hospital de Terrassa, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain
Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa
2023-05-23T11:42:31Z
2023-05-23T11:42:31Z
2022-12-23
Persones grans; Músculs; Entrenament personal
Elderly people; Muscles; Personal training
Personas de edad avanzada; Músculos; Entrenamiento personal
Aging is associated with a decrease in functional capacity, manifested by a loss of strength, physical performance and muscle quality. Multicomponent training (MCT), characterized by the combination of at least three types of training, could be a good strategy to counteract these changes. To date there are no studies evaluating the effectiveness of MCT in improving both physical performance and muscle quality simultaneously. The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes produced by an MCT program on both physical performance and muscle quality in a population of healthy older adults. Sixteen healthy older adults were recruited to perform a 15-session multicomponent training intervention. Physical performance was assessed by different functional tests, and muscle quality was assessed by tensiomyography and myotonometry. The main results of this study show some improvement in functional tests, but not in muscle quality parameters, except for vastus lateralis stiffness. MCT is able to generate improvements in the physical performance of older adults, but these improvements are not reflected in muscle quality parameters measured by tensiomyography and myotonometry.
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English
Persones grans; Músculs; Entrenament personal; NAMED GROUPS::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Aged; ANATOMY::Musculoskeletal System::Muscles; HEALTH CARE::Population Characteristics::Health::Physical Fitness::Physical Functional Performance; DENOMINACIONES DE GRUPOS::personas::Grupos de Edad::adulto::anciano; ANATOMÍA::sistema musculoesquelético::músculos; ATENCIÓN DE SALUD::Características de la Población::salud::aptitud física::rendimiento funcional físico
MDPI
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;20(1)
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010222
Attribution 4.0 International
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
