NDLI: Self directed home based electrical muscle stimulation training improves exercise tolerance and strength in healthy elderly

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Caulfield, B. Prendergast, A. Rainsford, G. Minogue, C.
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Author affiliation: Sch. of Electr., Electron. & Mech. Eng., Univ. Coll. Dublin, Galway, Ireland (Minogue, C.) \|\| Sch. of Public Health, Univ. Coll. Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (Caulfield, B.; Prendergast, A.) \|\| Biomed. Res. Ltd., Galway, Ireland (Rainsford, G.)
Abstract	Advancing age is associated with a gradual decline in muscle strength, exercise tolerance and subsequent capacity for activities of daily living. It is important that we develop effective strategies to halt this process of gradual decline in order to enhance functional ability and capacity for independent living. To achieve this, we must overcome the challenge of sustaining ongoing engagement in physical exercise programmes in the sedentary elderly population, particularly those who experience barriers to exercise participation. Recent developments in electrical muscle stimulation technology could provide a potential solution. In this pilot case-control study we investigated the effects of a self-directed home based programme of electrical muscle stimulation training on muscle strength and exercise tolerance in a group of 16 healthy elderly volunteers (10f, 6m). Study participants completed 30 separate 1-hour electrical muscle stimulation sessions at home over a 6-week period. We observed significant improvements in quadriceps muscle strength and 6-minute walk distance, suggesting that this form of electrical muscle stimulation training has promise as an exercise modality in the elderly population.
Starting Page	7036
Ending Page	7039
File Size	1025884
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457702167
ISSN	1557170X
DOI	10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611178
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-07-03
Publisher Place	Japan
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Training Muscles Torque Senior citizens Sociology Statistics Electrical stimulation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Signal Processing Biomedical Engineering Health Informatics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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