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Effects of 4-Week Intensive Active-Resistive Training with an EMG-Based Exoskeleton Robot on Muscle Strength in Older People: A Pilot Study
Joint Authors
Son, Jongsang
Ryu, Jeseong
Kim, Youngho
Ahn, Soonjae
Kim, Eun Joo
Lee, Jung Ah
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study aims to investigate the idea that an active-resistive training with an EMG-based exoskeleton robot could be beneficial to muscle strength and antagonist muscle cocontraction control after 4-week intensive elbow flexion/extension training.
Three older people over 65 years participated the training for an hour per session and completed total 20 sessions during four weeks.
Outcome measures were chosen as the maximum joint torque and cocontraction ratio between the biceps/triceps brachii muscles at pre-/post-training.
The Wilcoxon signed-ranks test was performed to evaluate paired difference for the outcome measures.
As a result, there was no significant difference in the maximum flexion or extension torque at pre- and post-training.
However, the cocontraction ratio of the triceps brachii muscle as the antagonist was significantly decreased by 9.8% after the 4-week intensive training.
The active-resistive training with the exoskeleton robot in the older people yielded a promising result, showing significant changes in the antagonist muscle cocontraction.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Son, Jongsang& Ryu, Jeseong& Ahn, Soonjae& Kim, Eun Joo& Lee, Jung Ah& Kim, Youngho. 2016. Effects of 4-Week Intensive Active-Resistive Training with an EMG-Based Exoskeleton Robot on Muscle Strength in Older People: A Pilot Study. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096840
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Son, Jongsang…[et al.]. Effects of 4-Week Intensive Active-Resistive Training with an EMG-Based Exoskeleton Robot on Muscle Strength in Older People: A Pilot Study. BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096840
American Medical Association (AMA)
Son, Jongsang& Ryu, Jeseong& Ahn, Soonjae& Kim, Eun Joo& Lee, Jung Ah& Kim, Youngho. Effects of 4-Week Intensive Active-Resistive Training with an EMG-Based Exoskeleton Robot on Muscle Strength in Older People: A Pilot Study. BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096840
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1096840