Background Muscle co-contraction is the simultaneous contraction of agonist and antagonist
muscles crossing a joint, and it increases with age. This study primarily aimed to clarify the …

Background Agonist and antagonist muscle co-contractions during motor tasks are greater
in the elderly than in young adults. During normal walking, muscle co-contraction increases …

It has been reported that the elderly use co-contraction of the tibialis anterior (TA) and
plantarflexor muscles for longer duration during quiet standing than the young. However, the …

Background Available evidence suggests that young adults and seniors use different
strategies to adjust for increasing body sway during quiet standing. Altered antagonist …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the mechanical contribution of ankle
muscles in the upright stance differed among young adults (YA)(n= 10, age:~ 24.3), elderly …

The aim of this study was to assess the relative torque (a percentage of the maximal capacity
of torque production) at the ankle joint in young and elderly adults during different postural …

Although the effect of temporal pressure on spatio-temporal aspects of motor coordination
and posture is well established in young adults, there is a clear lack of data on elderly …

The purpose of this study was to clarify the difference in muscle coactivation during postural
control between older and young adults and to identify the characteristics of postural control …

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the muscular strength of the lower
extremity in a load side and the characteristics of center of foot pressure (COP) during …

The effect of aging on mechanical and electromyographic characteristics of ankle joint
muscles was investigated in 11 young (mean age 24 years) and 12 elderly (mean age 77 …