This is an excellent review of the literature where the authors evaluated the natural decline in muscle mass associated with aging. The authors reviewed 47 studies in which CTs, MRIs, and/or ultrasound devices were used to measure muscle volume in an accumulated total...
In this simple study, the authors applied five minutes of focal muscle vibration to the shoulder external rotators and evaluated the range of motion pre-and post-vibration. In just five minutes, shoulder internal rotation using the behind the back reach test increased...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate age and gender effects on lower limb biomechanics while running. Despite the growing popularity of distance running among middle-aged and older adults, there has been little research studying biomechanical running differences...
The authors begin this article by pointing out that even though physical activity has been proven to improve cardiovascular health and decrease all-cause mortality, women typically lag behind men when it comes to the frequency and intensity in which they exercise....
This is the first paper to look at what happens to muscles that are not exercised during resistance training. These authors had 21 participants perform resistance training for 10 weeks in which they performed specific exercises to target their biceps, hamstring, and...
Athletes have been using foam rollers to warm up before exercising for the past 20 years, and recently, foam rollers that vibrate at specific frequencies are being used to relax muscles and potentially improve performance (Fig. 1). While prior research shows that...
