Lower Extremity Review
Are so-called “Weekend Warriors”—those folks who cram all their physical activity into 1–2 days—better than those who distribute their activity more evenly over the week? In a study from Massachusetts General Hospital, researchers looked at 90,000 people who wore accelerometers for a week.
Aging is typically associated with decreased muscle strength and rate of force development (RFD), partly explained by motor unit remodeling due to denervation, and subsequent loss of fast-twitch type II myofibers. Exercise is commonly advocated to counteract this detrimental loss. However, it is unclear how lifelong…
Ankle fractures can potentially limit an individual’s mobility, autonomy, and quality of life, making them devastating injuries for geriatric patients. Researchers from the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, in Hempstead, NY, wanted to better understand the functional outcomes and…
In a recent invited commentary in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, a multidisciplinary expert panel of applied sport scientists identified recent trends in the evolving world of elite sport. Among the trends they identified…
Can we predict community participation after amputation? Researchers from the Delaware Limb Loss Studies, Department of Physical Therapy, at the University of Delaware in Newark, sought to answer that question using a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional data set to identify factors that may predict community…
The processes that interfere with the normal healing process in people with diabetes remain incompletely understood. Recently, interest has grown in the role of exosomes in wound healing. Exosomes are nanosized, fluid-filled sacs released from cells that can carry cargo like proteins, peptides, and messenger RNA.
Falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects on functional independence and quality of life and are associated with increased morbidity, mortality and health-related costs. Current guidelines are inconsistent, with no up-to-date, globally applicable ones present.
Increased sedentary time is associated with an increased risk of polypharmacy according to a recently published large national study of adults (>20 yrs) in the United States. Research has shown that there is an inverse relationship between participation in physical activity and polypharmacy (use of 5 or more medications).
Older adults may gain more health benefits from playing golf than participating in regular or Nordic walking, suggests a recent study published in BMJ Open Sport &Exercise Medicine.
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