… In conclusion, the present findings indicate that postural stability decline in old age relates
to deteriorations in ankle plantar flexor strength, muscle AC, and tendon mechanical properties…

… human muscles and tendons with old age and … muscle coactivation known to occur in old
age. Although cross-sectional studies comparing muscle fiber composition of young and older …

… muscle changes, also alterations in tendon properties contribute to muscle weakness and loss
of mobility in old age… We review the mechanisms leading to muscle wasting in old age, the …

… young and old men of similar activity levels displayed similar tendon CSAs (23, 25). Overall,
this suggests that unlike muscle, there is no loss of tendon tissue with increasing age, and …

… to decrease into old age. The extracellular water content of a tendon declines from about 80…
on the lower extremities or the impact effects and muscle forces are lower, is recommended. …

… stiffness and Young's modulus between young and old subjects with similar muscle strengths
we used subjects that had MVC force at a range mean ± SD of MVC forces of the whole …

… We conclude that PT material properties are reduced in very old age, and this may likely
be explained by reduced physical activity. Three months of resistance training however, could …

… activities per week to protect against the age- associated loss of muscle mass or physical
performance.A substantial number of older adults do not meet these physical activity rec…

… the tendon is detrimentally affected by old age, which can lead to increased risk of tendon
injury … Stiffness and extensibility of the tendon also influences the overall function of the muscle-…

… to investigate in greater detail the agerelated changes in tendon in the ditfering composition
of … The Achilles tendon used for this study was obtained from 3-wk-old (n = 5), 8- to IO-month…