Ann Physiother Clin | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Review Article | Open Access
Teet Seene*
Institute of Sport Sciences and Physiotherapy, University of Tartu, Estonia
*Correspondance to: Teet Seene
Fulltext PDFExercise is a effective measure for the prevention and management of different muscle injuries, diseases and atrophy in elderly. Endurance exercise increase skeletal muscle oxidative capacity, resistanc exercise cause hypertrophy of fast-twitch muscle fibers. Exercise improved muscle plasticity in the elderly, and makes skeletal muscle possible to modify age-associated decline in physical performance and enhancing life quality in the elderly. Resistance exercise increase the turnover rate of contractile proteins, and following adaptational changes first appeared in newly formed or regenerating fibers and these changes lead to the remodeling of contractile apparatus and increase in strength generating capacity of skeletal muscle. Dependance of turnover rate of contractile proteins from oxidative capacity of muscle show that turnover of contractile proteins provides a mechanism by which the effect of exercise causes changes in muscle metabolism in accordance with the needs of the myofibrillar apparatus. Both endurance and resistance exercise have a preventive role in the development of muscle atrophy, but a combination of both with different frequency, intensity and duration has been shown to be more effective among aging population. Aim of this paper is discuss about possibilities of using exercise in prevention of muscle atrophy in elderly and describe how exercise improve muscle plasticity, make skeletal muscle possible to modify age-associated decline in physical performance and enhancing life quality in aging population.
Aging; Skeletal muscle; Atrophy; Preventive role ef exercise
Seene T. Deceleration of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy and Disability in Aging Population: Effect of Exercise. Ann Physiother Clin. 2018; 1(1): 1001.