Age-associated changes in muscle activity during isometric contraction

作者：Arjunan Sridhar P^*; Kumar Dinesh K

来源：Muscle & Nerve, 2013, 47(4): 545-549.

DOI：10.1002/mus.23619

• aging
• complexity
• electromyography
• muscle activity
• strength
• voluntary contraction

Introduction: We investigated the effect of age on the complexity of muscle activity and the variance in the force of isometric contraction. Methods: Surface electromyography (sEMG) from biceps brachii muscle and force of contraction were recorded from 96 subjects (2070 years of age) during isometric contractions. Results: There was a reduction in the complexity of sEMG associated with aging. The relationship of age and complexity was approximated using a bilinear fit, with the average knee point at 45 years. There was an age-associated increase in the coefficient of variation (CoV) of the force of muscle contraction, and this increase was correlated with the decrease in complexity of sEMG (r2 = 0.76). Conclusions: There was an age-associated increase in CoV and also a reduction in the complexity of sEMG. The correlation between these 2 factors can be explained based on the age-associated increase in motor unit density. Muscle Nerve 47: 545549, 2013

• 出版日期2013-4