Cyclic compressive loading (CCL) is a massage mimetic that improves muscle regrowth
from atrophy in adult rats. Therefore, we tested if a single bout of CCL increases anabolic …

Aim Interventions that decrease atrophy during disuse are desperately needed to maintain
muscle mass. We recently found that massage as a mechanotherapy can improve muscle …

Massage is a viable mechanotherapy to improve protein turnover during disuse atrophy and
improve muscle regrowth during recovery from disuse atrophy in adult muscle. Therefore …

Key points Muscle fibre cross sectional area is enhanced with massage in the form of cyclic
compressive loading during regrowth after atrophy. Massage enhances protein synthesis of …

Introduction: Sarcopenia, and the importance of satellite cells (SCs) in muscle growth led us
to examine the effects of exercise and age on SC activation and gene expression. Methods …

Sarcopenia is an age-related loss of muscle mass and strength. The aged can increase
various measures of muscle size and strength in response to resistance exercise (RE), but …

Massage is anecdotally associated with many health benefits, but physiological and
clinically relevant mechanisms recently have begun to be investigated in a controlled …

The inability to fully recover lost muscle mass following periods of disuse atrophy
predisposes older adults to lost independence and poor quality of life. We have previously …

The purpose of this study was to characterize the growth and remodeling molecular
signaling response in aged skeletal muscle following 1 mo of “resistance-type exercise” …

Skeletal muscle atrophy and weakness are major contributors to frailty and impact
significantly on quality of life of older people. Muscle aging is characterized by a loss of …