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EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES REVIEWS
Volume 44, Issue 4, Pages 129-136Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000086
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plantarflexor; biomechanics; gait; elderly; ankle; geriatrics; ultrasound
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- NIH [T32AG000279, F32AG044904, R01AG051748]
- American Society of Biomechanics
- University of North Carolina University Research Council
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Propulsive power generation during push-off in walking decreases with advancing age. A common explanation is an accommodation for sarcopenia and muscle weakness. Yet, muscle strengthening often yields disappointing outcomes for walking performance. We examine the hypothesis that declines in force or power generating capacity of propulsive leg muscles cannot fully explain the age-related reduction in propulsive power generation during walking.
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