What is the influence of muscle architecture on the functionality of the elderly? A narrative review

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2316546465775

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Muscle architecture, Skeletal muscle, Elderly, Functionality

Abstract

The aging process causes negative changes in muscle architecture, with a consequent deleterious effect on the functional capacity and independence of the elderly. Understanding how muscular architecture parameters interfere with skeletal muscle functionality, especially in the elderly, is fundamentally important for health professionals who work in the training and rehabilitation processes, since it can contribute to the structuring of activities for this population. The present study aims to develop a narrative review of the parameters and adaptations in muscle architecture with aging and its implications for the functionality of the elderly. Improvements in the muscle architecture result in a better performance on functional tasks and the elderly’s independence to perform their daily living activities. Strength training programs effectively minimize the deleterious effects of the muscle architecture aging process and reduce the negative impacts on functional capacity.

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Klauber Dalcero Pompeo, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Erechim, RS, Brasil; Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Sertão, RS, Brasil

Doutorado em Ciências do Movimento Humano pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

Eliane Celina Guadagnin, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brasil

Doutorado em Ciências do Movimento Humano pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

Patrícia Freitas dos Santos, Physique – Centro de Fisioterapia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

Mestrado em Ciências do Movimento Humano pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

Emmanuel Souza da Rocha, Faculdade Sogipa, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil; FACCAT, Taquara, RS, Brasil

Doutorado em Ciências do Movimento Humano pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

Rodrigo Rodrigues, Centro Universitário da Serra Gaúcha (FSG), Caxias do Sul, RS, Brasil

Doutorado em Ciências do Movimento Humano pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

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2021-09-28

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Pompeo, K. D., Guadagnin, E. C., dos Santos, P. F., da Rocha, E. S., & Rodrigues, R. (2021). What is the influence of muscle architecture on the functionality of the elderly? A narrative review. Kinesis, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.5902/2316546465775

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