Abstract
The Neuromuscular Efficiency of Trunk Muscles is Altered by Age in the Abdominal Muscles but by Gender in the Back Muscles
Highlights
Adequate physical fitness reduces the risk of musculoskeletal injuries [1]
Absolute Surface EMG (SEMG) amplitudes levels of all investigated trunk muscles were always lower in the elderly subjects
Summarizing all mentioned aspects Neuromuscular Efficiency (NME) indices might be a correlate of the functional cross sectional area of type I fibers: The number of type I fibers is always higher in the back muscles and the Cross Sectional Area (CSA) of all fiber types is larger in men
Summary
Adequate physical fitness reduces the risk of musculoskeletal injuries [1]. Especially in the light of aging populations improvements in diagnosis of neuromuscular performance are of particular interest. Any biomechanically based diagnosis of neuromuscular function considers power (i.e. explosive strength), force, endurance, co-ordination, and efficiency. Surface EMG (SEMG) can be used to assess major neuromuscular characteristics like endurance, individual strain level, co-ordination, and efficiency and is increasingly used in research and therapeutic settings [2,3,4,5]. In research and assessment of the above mentioned neuromuscular characteristics, baseline data need to be Citation: Anders C, Huebner A, Faenger B (2018) The Neuromuscular Efficiency of Trunk Muscles is Altered by Age in the Abdominal Muscles but by Gender in the Back Muscles.
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