PMID- 25539974
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160301
LR  - 20220311
IS  - 1720-8319 (Electronic)
IS  - 1594-0667 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 4
DP  - 2015 Aug
TI  - The identification of fall history using maximal and rapid isometric torque 
      characteristics of the hip extensors in healthy, recreationally active elderly 
      females: a preliminary investigation.
PG  - 431-8
LID - 10.1007/s40520-014-0305-0 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Maximal and rapid torque characteristics of the hip extensor 
      muscles play an important role in fall prevention and other balance-related 
      performances; however, few studies have investigated the ability of these 
      variables at identifying fall-history status in healthy, recreationally active 
      elderly adults. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of maximal and 
      rapid isometric torque characteristics of the hip extensor muscles to 
      differentiate between healthy, recreationally active elderly females with 
      (fallers) and without (non-fallers) a history a falls. METHODS: Six elderly 
      female fallers (mean +/- SD: age = 73 +/- 7 year; mass = 68 +/- 16 kg; 
      height = 160 +/- 5 cm) and nine elderly female non-fallers (age = 71 +/- 7 year; 
      mass = 66 +/- 16 kg; height = 157 +/- 6 cm) performed two isometric maximal voluntary 
      contractions (MVCs) of the hip extensor muscles. Peak torque (PT) and absolute 
      and relative rate of torque development (RTD) at the early (0-50 ms) and late 
      (100-200 ms) phases of muscle contraction were examined during each MVC. RESULTS: 
      Absolute and relative RTD at 0-50 ms were greater (P = 0.039 and 0.011, 
      respectively) in the non-fallers compared to the fallers. However, no 
      group-related differences (P = 0.160-0.573) were observed for PT nor absolute and 
      relative RTD at 100-200 ms. CONCLUSIONS: Early rapid strength production of the 
      hip extensor muscles may be a sensitive and effective measure for discriminating 
      between elderly females of different fall histories. These findings may provide 
      important insight regarding implications for the assessment of fall risk and in 
      the development of proper training programs aimed at minimizing the occurrence of 
      falls and other balance-related injuries in the elderly.
FAU - Palmer, Ty B
AU  - Palmer TB
AD  - School of Health Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.
FAU - Thiele, Ryan M
AU  - Thiele RM
FAU - Williams, Katherine B
AU  - Williams KB
FAU - Adams, Bailey M
AU  - Adams BM
FAU - Akehi, Kazuma
AU  - Akehi K
FAU - Smith, Douglas B
AU  - Smith DB
FAU - Thompson, Brennan J
AU  - Thompson BJ
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20141225
PL  - Germany
TA  - Aging Clin Exp Res
JT  - Aging clinical and experimental research
JID - 101132995
SB  - IM
MH  - *Accidental Falls/prevention & control/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aging/*physiology
MH  - Female
MH  - *Hip
MH  - Humans
MH  - Isometric Contraction/*physiology
MH  - Muscle Strength/physiology
MH  - Muscle, Skeletal/*physiology
MH  - Postural Balance/physiology
MH  - Risk Assessment/methods
MH  - *Torque
EDAT- 2014/12/30 06:00
MHDA- 2016/03/02 06:00
CRDT- 2014/12/26 06:00
PHST- 2014/05/17 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/12/15 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/12/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/12/30 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/03/02 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s40520-014-0305-0 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Aging Clin Exp Res. 2015 Aug;27(4):431-8. doi: 10.1007/s40520-014-0305-0. Epub 
      2014 Dec 25.