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7867959

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this investigation was to determine, utilising an electromyographic (EMG) technique, the influence of the ageing process on the neuromotor control of the stoop-lift. Seven elderly (60-75 years) and seven young (18-25 years) subjects completed a series of ten unresisted (no weight) stoop-lifts. EMG potentials were recorded with 4-mm bipolar surface electrodes from the erector spinae and medial hamstring muscle groups. The temporal features of the stoop-lift itself were recorded with an electrogoniometer. The results of this investigation showed that the elderly subjects had a significantly (p < 0.05) earlier onset of the erector spinae muscle during the up-phase of the stoop-lift compared to the younger subjects. In addition, reactivation of the erector spinae muscle in the up-phase occurred at hand positions significantly (p < 0.05) closer to the floor in the elderly group indicating more stooped postures. Thus the EMG profiles of the erector spinae within the elderly subjects performing unresisted stoop-lifts approximated those previously reported in younger subjects performing resisted (with a weight) lifting. The earlier onset of the erector spinae in the up-phase of the stoop-lift was partially explained by a significant (p < 0.05) reduction in flexibility (sit and reach test) associated with the elderly subjects. The results further stress the potential for injury associated with the utilisation of the stoop-lift, particularly by elderly populations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0304-324X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
298-306
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Neuromuscular control of lifting in the elderly.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomedical Science, University of Wollongong, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study