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- Title
Balance Control and Peripheral Muscle Function in Aging: A Comparison Between Individuals with Acromegaly and Healthy Subjects.
- Authors
Silva Homem, Telassin; Silva Guimarães, Fernando; Santos Soares, Maurício; Kasuki, Leandro; Roberto Gadelha, Mônica; Lopes, Agnaldo José
- Abstract
Advances in the knowledge of acromegaly are leading to an increase in the survival rate of acromegalic subjects. This study was conducted to evaluate balance control, risk of falls, and peripheral muscle function in acromegalic older adults. Seventeen older subjects with acromegaly (67 [63–73] years) and 20 paired control subjects were evaluated with balance scales, force platform, and knee isokinetic dynamometry tests. There were significant differences between the groups on several balance and gait scales, with a worse performance and greater risk of falls in the acromegalic older adults. Acromegalic older adults had lower values for peak torque, maximum repetition of the total work, and total work during extension at 240°/s. The acromegalic older adults had higher values in the medial-lateral range. Acromegaly subjects had lateral instability that compromises their body balance and increases the risk of falls. Moreover, there was a propensity for muscle fatigue in these individuals.
- Subjects
GRIP strength; RISK factors of falling down; SKELETAL muscle physiology; ACROMEGALY; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; POSTURAL balance; EXERCISE tests; FISHER exact test; MUSCLE contraction; MUSCLE strength; PROBABILITY theory; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; TORQUE; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; MANN Whitney U Test
- Publication
Journal of Aging & Physical Activity, 2017, Vol 25, Issue 2, p218
- ISSN
1063-8652
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/japa.2016-0100