Background Exposure to increased mechanical loading during physical training can lead to
increased tendon stiffness. However, the loading regimen that maximises tendon adaptation …

Age-related skeletal muscle atrophy appears to be a muscle group-specific process, yet only
a few specific muscles have been investigated and our understanding in this area is limited …

Tendons are connective tissues that transmit mechanical forces from muscle to bone and
consist mainly of nano-scale fibrils of type I collagen. Aging has been associated with …

Elderly people perform more slowly movements of everyday life as rising from a chair,
walking, and climbing stairs. This is in the first place due to the loss of muscle contractile …

Age-related alterations of skeletal muscle are numerous and present inconsistently, and the
effect of their interaction on contractile performance can be nonintuitive. Hill-type muscle …

Effects of lifelong physical activity on tendon function have been investigated in cross-
sectional studies, but these are at risk of “survivorship” bias. Here, we investigate whether …

Exercise training (ET), anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS), and aging are potential factors
that affect tendon homeostasis, particularly extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling. The goal …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of aging and resistance training with a
moderate load on the size and mechanical properties of the patellar (PT) and Achilles …

Patellar complications frequently limit the success of total knee arthroplasty. In addition to
the musculoskeletal forces themselves, patellar tendon elastic properties are essential for …

Force produced by the muscle during contraction is applied to the tendon and distributed
through the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the tendon. This ratio of force to the tendon CSA is …