Sarcopenia is a critical health concern for aging populations, characterized by age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass accompanied by reduced muscle strength or physical performance 1. This ...

Falls are caused by a combination of factors, including loss of lower limb muscle strength (LMS), and associated with declined performance status (PS). Age-related sarcopenia is generally associated ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed high to very high relative reliability among patients. Interrater reliability had wider value ...

Analysis of 1,876 older adults from the Toledo Study for Healthy Aging has suggested that low muscle power, estimated through ...

Objective We aimed to determine hip and lower-leg muscle strength in people after ACL injury compared with an uninjured control group (between people) and the uninjured contralateral limb (between ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways Muscle strength grading helps evaluate muscle strength on a scale ...

How can doctors or researchers conduct cardiopulmonary exercise testing in individuals with lower limb injuries or disabilities that make it impossible to pedal a stationary exercise bicycle for the ...

The finding is the first to validate the test as a tool to measure performance for lower-limb amputees using bone-anchored prostheses. The study was published recently in the Journal of Bone & Joint ...

Objective This study aimed to investigate how knee extensor and flexor strength change over time after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Design Systematic review with longitudinal meta ...