Do motoneuron discharge rates slow with aging? A systematic review and meta-analysis

LBR Orssatto, DN Borg, L Pendrith, AJ Blazevich… - Mechanisms of Ageing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nervous system maladaptation is linked to the loss of maximal strength and motor control
with aging. Motor unit discharge rates are a critical determinant of force production; thus …

Differences in motor unit firing properties of the vastus lateralis muscle during postural and voluntary tasks

T Aoyama, Y Kohno - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The firing properties of the motor units are usually affected by the motor task. However, it has
not been clarified whether the firing properties of the motor units of a specific muscle are …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in acute neuromuscular response after single session of resistance exercise between young and older adults

T Nishikawa, R Takeda, T Hirono, M Okudaira… - Experimental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aims The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in the acute response after
resistance exercise between young and older adults. Methods Seventeen young and 18 …

The time course of neuromuscular impairment during short‐term disuse in young women

RJ MacLennan, D Ogilvie, J McDorman… - Physiological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Skeletal muscle disuse results in rapid functional declines. Previous studies have typically
been at least 1 week in duration and focused on the responsiveness of men. Herein, we …

Do intramuscular temperature and fascicle angle affect ultrasound echo intensity values?

MD Pinto, RS Pinto, K Nosaka… - Medicine and science in …, 2022 - europepmc.org
Purpose Ultrasound-derived echo intensity (EI) has been used as a physiological marker for
changes in skeletal muscle'quality'with physical training, disuse, ageing, and neuromuscular …

One-week quercetin intervention modifies motor unit recruitment patterns before and during resistance exercise in older adults: A randomized controlled trial

T Nishikawa, T Hirono, R Takeda, M Okudaira… - Physiology & …, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigated the effects of one-week quercetin ingestion on motor unit (MU) behavior
and muscle contractile properties before, during, and after a single session of resistance …

A comparison of techniques for verifying the accuracy of precision decomposition-derived relationships between motor unit firing rates and recruitment thresholds from …

JP Beausejour, P Bohlen, KK Harmon, RM Girts… - Experimental Brain …, 2023 - Springer
Approaches for validating motor unit firing times following surface electromyographic (EMG)
signal decomposition with the precision decomposition III (PDIII) algorithm have not been …

Relation between the severity of liver cirrhosis and neurological symptoms, nerve conduction study results, and motor unit number estimation

RM Gabr, DA El Salmawy, MA Basheer… - Journal of Viral …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Liver cirrhosis is a global health problem that can be associated with several neurological
manifestations. We aimed to assessment of the relation between the severity of the liver …

Do motoneurons slow with aging? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression

LBR Orssatto, D Borg, L Pendrith, AJ Shield… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Nervous system maladaptation is linked to the loss of muscle force production and motor
control with aging. However, the mechanisms specifically underpinning these muscle …

Sensorimotor Neuroplasticity after ACL Reconstruction: Insights into Neuromodulation in Orthopedic Clinical Rehabilitation

DA Sherman - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Joint injury is the most common cause of pain and disability in young adults, contributing to
physical in-activity and disenfranchisement with exercise. One such injury, anterior cruciate …