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Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, Vol 54, Issue 8 B352-B357, Copyright © 1999 by The Gerontological Society of America

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Changes in postural muscle dynamics as a function of age

RP Huang, CT Rubin and KJ McLeod
Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794-8181, USA.

Histologic studies have demonstrated both a decrease in size and loss in number of type II muscle fibers with increasing age. Although these age-related histologic changes are believed to result in decreased strength and functional capacity, age-related changes in muscle force dynamics have not been clearly elucidated. Using vibromyographic (VMG) techniques, we recorded muscle activity of the soleus in 40 healthy adult volunteers spanning the age range of 20-82 years to test whether changes in postural muscle dynamics, in the frequency range of 0.1-50 Hz, were also associated with age. Although muscle dynamics below 15 Hz do not change with aging, the 30-50 Hz frequency components of the VMG were found to change significantly with advancing age (r = -.619, p = .0001). This was observed in both sexes independently. The observed age- related changes in muscle force dynamics demonstrate distinct physiologic alterations in muscle fiber activity. Further research will be required to fully elucidate the relationship between age-related changes in muscle fiber activity and other age-related conditions such as postural instability and osteoporosis.


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