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Unique Characteristics of Quadriceps Muscle Morphology and Function in Older Tennis Players. J Aging Phys Act 2021; 30:697-704. [PMID: 34706341 DOI: 10.1123/japa.2021-0074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We investigated the quadriceps muscle size and quantitative characteristics in older tennis players. Thirty-eight senior tennis players (70.8 ± 5.3 years) and 38 controls (71.6 ± 5.1 years) were included. To measure the muscle size and quality, we measured muscle thickness in the rectus femoris (RF), vastus lateralis, and vastus intermedius, and muscle echo intensity in the RF and vastus lateralis using B-mode transverse ultrasound, respectively. We measured knee extension peak torque for muscle function. Muscle thickness in the RF, vastus lateralis, and vastus intermedius were significantly larger in tennis players than in controls. Tennis players had a lower echo intensity in RF and a higher knee extension peak torque compared to controls. Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis implied that echo intensity and muscle thickness were predictors of knee extension peak torque. Higher muscle quality contributes to a higher knee extension peak torque in tennis players. Playing tennis may prevent age-related muscle atrophy and maintain muscle quality in older individuals.
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Yang SS, Seo TB, Kim YP. Effect of aqua walking exercise on knee joint angles, muscular strength, and visual analogue scale for patients with limited range of motion of the knee. J Exerc Rehabil 2021; 17:265-269. [PMID: 34527638 PMCID: PMC8413917 DOI: 10.12965/jer.2142432.216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of aqua walking exercise on the joint range of motion (ROM), muscular strength, and pain in patients who have limited knee ROM from surgery or joint fixation. Ten subjects were participated in this study and divided into two groups: continuous passive motion (CPM) therapy+walking exercise on dryland (CWD) and CPM+aqua walking exercise (CAW) groups. The repeated measures analysis of variance was used to verify the difference between the groups and the duration of the program. A paired t-test was used to verify the significance of the observed difference within the groups, and an independent t-test was used to verify the significance of the observed difference between different groups. In this study, ROM in the knee flexion showed interaction effect between the two groups. CAW had a significant increase of knee flexion angle compared to those in CWD. Also, strength on the knee flexors showed interaction effect between the two groups. CAW had a significant increase of knee flexion angle compared to those in CWD, while strength on the knee extensors showed no significant interaction effect between groups. Visual analogue scale (VAS) score showed interaction between the two groups. CAW had a significant increase of the VAS scores compared to those in CWD. Given these findings reported in present study, aqua walking exercise for patients with osteoarthritis is a very safe and effective therapeutic strategies that can move the joint in the optimal ROM.
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- Soon-Sil Yang
- Department of Kinesiology, College of Natural Science, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea
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- Department of Kinesiology, College of Natural Science, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea
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- Department of Kinesiology, College of Natural Science, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea
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Yoshiko A, Kaji T, Kozuka T, Sawazaki T, Akima H. Evaluation of rehabilitation exercise effects by using gradation-based skeletal muscle echo intensity in older individuals: a one-group before-and-after trial study. BMC Geriatr 2021; 21:485. [PMID: 34488651 PMCID: PMC8422694 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02423-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background Higher muscle echo intensity (EI) reflects higher content of fat and/or connective tissue within skeletal muscle, eventually inducing lower muscle strength, physical dysfunction, and metabolic impairment. Continuous exercise decreases muscle EI in older individuals; however, it is not well understood how several months’ rehabilitation exercise affects gradation-based EI. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 6 months of rehabilitation exercise on gradation-based higher and lower EI in older men and women. Methods Twenty-seven men and women (7 men, 20 women; age, 75.6 ± 6.4 years; height, 154.3 ± 8.5 cm; weight, 55.8 ± 9.7 kg) participated in this study. This study was a one-group before-and-after trial. They needed long-term care for activities of daily living. They performed rehabilitation exercises consisting of resistance exercises using a hydraulic resistance machine, stretching, and aerobic exercises using a recumbent bicycle once or twice a week for 6 months. B-mode ultrasonographic transverse image was taken from thigh muscles, e.g., rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, and biceps femoris. We calculated gradation-based cross-sectional area (CSA) from thigh muscles by dividing 256 greyscale level to 10 different components levels (e.g., 0–24, 25–49, 50–74, …, 200–224 and 225–249 a.u.). Results Lowest EI (e.g., 0–24 a.u.) CSA of thigh muscle was significantly increased after the exercise (0.3 ± 0.3 to 1.0 ± 0.8 cm2; P < 0.05). Middle to higher EI (e.g., 50–74, 75–99, 100–124, 125–149, 150–174, 175–199 and 200–224 a.u.) CSAs were significantly decreased from 23.0 to 68.7% after the exercise (P < 0.05). Conclusions Several months’ rehabilitation exercise affected both lower and higher EI in older men and women. This result suggests that rehabilitation exercise changes muscle composition by increasing contractile muscle tissue and decreasing fat and connective tissues.
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- Akito Yoshiko
- Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chukyo University, Toyota, Aichi, Japan.
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- Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness & Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.,Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Church DD, Schutzler SE, Wolfe RR, Ferrando AA. Perioperative amino acid infusion reestablishes muscle net balance during total hip arthroplasty. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e15055. [PMID: 34558214 PMCID: PMC8461212 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Surgery and anesthesia induce a catabolic response that leads to skeletal muscle protein loss. Previous investigations have observed positive effects of perioperative nutrition. Furthermore, the benefits of exogenous amino acids on muscle protein kinetics are well established. However, no investigation has focused on muscle protein kinetics with and without perioperative amino acid infusion. Thus, we aimed to assess the effect of perioperative amino acid (AA) infusion on muscle protein balance in individuals undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty (THA). Elective THA patients were randomized to undergo a metabolic study prior to surgery (n = 5; control [CON]), intraoperative AA infusion (n = 9), or no AA (n = 13; standard of care [SC]). The CON group was studied prior to surgery to provide nonoperative/non-anesthesia muscle protein kinetic reference values. The bolus infusion method with 13 C6 -phenylalanine injected at time 0, and [15 N]-phenylalanine 30 min later was used to calculate muscle protein synthesis (MPS), protein breakdown (MPB), and net balance (MPS-MPB). Perioperative AA significantly improved muscle net balance as compared to SC (-0.005 ± 0.018%/h vs. -0.052 ± 0.011%/h) but not CON (0.003 ± 0.013%/h). The AA infusion significantly increased muscle net balance via a significant increase in MPS (AA = 0.062 ± 0.007%/h; SC = 0.037 ± 0.004%/h; CON = 0.072% ± 0.005%/h), and a nonsignificant attenuation of MPB (AA = 0.067 ± 0.012%/h; SC = 0.089 ± 0.014%/h; CON = 0.075 ± 0.011%/h). Our data support the use of perioperative AA infusion during elective THA as pragmatic strategy to offset the loss of surgically induced skeletal muscle protein.
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- David D. Church
- Department of GeriatricsCenter for Translational Research in Aging & LongevityDonald W. Reynolds Institute on AgingUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle RockArkansasUSA
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- Department of GeriatricsCenter for Translational Research in Aging & LongevityDonald W. Reynolds Institute on AgingUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle RockArkansasUSA
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- Department of GeriatricsCenter for Translational Research in Aging & LongevityDonald W. Reynolds Institute on AgingUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle RockArkansasUSA
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- Department of GeriatricsCenter for Translational Research in Aging & LongevityDonald W. Reynolds Institute on AgingUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle RockArkansasUSA
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Götz JS, Benditz A, Reinhard J, Schindler M, Zeman F, Grifka J, Greimel F, Leiss F. Influence of Anxiety/Depression, Age, Gender and ASA on 1-Year Follow-Up Outcomes Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in 5447 Patients. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10143095. [PMID: 34300261 PMCID: PMC8305027 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10143095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction: There are many factors influencing the outcome after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). In particular, patient-related factors such as age, gender, ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists), or preoperative anxiety/depression have become increasingly important. The aim of this study was to examine the association of these parameters with 1-year postoperative outcomes after total knee and total hip arthroplasty (TKA, THA). Methods: A retrospective cohort of 5447 TJA patients was evaluated by pre- and postoperative analysis of EQ-5D, EQ-VAS and WOMAC Score. Furthermore, major focus was put on the association between age, gender, ASA, preoperative anxiety/depression and outcome parameters. Results: 53.3% (2903/5447) of all patients were identified with anxiety/depression at time of surgery. In the analysis, patients without anxiety/depression showed statistically significantly (p < 0.05) better EQ-5D, EQ-VAS and WOMAC scores. In addition, patients with ASA 2 or 3 and age over 70 years showed statistically significantly (p < 0.01) worse EQ-5D and WOMAC scores. Gender did not influence the postoperative EQ-5D and WOMAC results, but men had significantly better EQ-VAS scores than women in this study. Conclusion: Preoperative anxiety/depression symptoms show worse clinical outcomes 1 year postoperatively after TJA. Other outcome-influencing factors are higher age and ASA 2 or 3. In the future, such patients should be identified, and as far as applicable, a treatment of anxiety/depression or comorbidities should be implemented preoperatively of the surgical procedure to improve clinical outcomes.
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- Julia Sabrina Götz
- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Kaiser-Karl-V.-Allee 3, 93077 Bad Abbach, Germany; (J.S.G.); (A.B.); (J.R.); (M.S.); (J.G.); (F.L.)
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- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Kaiser-Karl-V.-Allee 3, 93077 Bad Abbach, Germany; (J.S.G.); (A.B.); (J.R.); (M.S.); (J.G.); (F.L.)
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- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Kaiser-Karl-V.-Allee 3, 93077 Bad Abbach, Germany; (J.S.G.); (A.B.); (J.R.); (M.S.); (J.G.); (F.L.)
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- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Kaiser-Karl-V.-Allee 3, 93077 Bad Abbach, Germany; (J.S.G.); (A.B.); (J.R.); (M.S.); (J.G.); (F.L.)
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- Center for Clinical Studies, University Medical Center Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany;
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- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Kaiser-Karl-V.-Allee 3, 93077 Bad Abbach, Germany; (J.S.G.); (A.B.); (J.R.); (M.S.); (J.G.); (F.L.)
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- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Kaiser-Karl-V.-Allee 3, 93077 Bad Abbach, Germany; (J.S.G.); (A.B.); (J.R.); (M.S.); (J.G.); (F.L.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Kaiser-Karl-V.-Allee 3, 93077 Bad Abbach, Germany; (J.S.G.); (A.B.); (J.R.); (M.S.); (J.G.); (F.L.)
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Nagae M, Umegaki H, Yoshiko A, Fujita K, Komiya H, Watanabe K, Yamada Y, Kuzuya M. Echo intensity is more useful in predicting hospital-associated complications than conventional sarcopenia-related parameters in acute hospitalized older patients. Exp Gerontol 2021; 150:111397. [PMID: 33965558 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hospital-associated complications are associated with adverse outcomes after discharge, and a method to help predict the occurrence of these complications needs to be established. Sarcopenia is thought to be one of the factors associated with hospital-associated complication, but sarcopenia assessment in hospitalized patients is often difficult. Focus has recently been placed on morphological and qualitative evaluation of muscle by ultrasound as an index of sarcopenia. Therefore, in this study, we sought to clarify the association of hospital-associated complication with muscle thickness or echo intensity measured by ultrasound and with commonly used sarcopenia-related parameters. METHODS This is a prospective observational cohort study with 156 hospitalized older patients recruited over a year. Bilateral thigh muscle thickness of rectus femoris and vastus intermedius, echo intensity and corrected echo intensity of rectus femoris were measured by ultrasound. Also measured were the sarcopenia-related parameters of handgrip strength, skeletal muscle index, and maximum calf circumference. Hospital-associated complication was defined as the occurrence of any of the following complications: delirium, functional decline, incontinence, falls, pressure injuries, and nosocomial infections. RESULTS Of 156 patients enrolled at admission, hospital-associated complication was observed in 70 (54.3%). With-hospital-associated complication group had a higher prevalence of emergency admission and a higher corrected echo intensity than without-hospital-associated complication group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that only higher corrected echo intensity was associated with hospital-associated complication (odds ratio 1.036; 95% confidence interval, 1.001-1.072), while handgrip strength, bilateral thigh muscle thickness, skeletal muscle index, and maximum calf circumference were not. CONCLUSIONS Corrected echo intensity might be a useful parameter to help predict hospital-associated complication in acute hospitalized older patients and might contribute to establishing a strategy to prevent hospital-associated complication.
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- Masaaki Nagae
- Department of Community Healthcare and Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Community Healthcare and Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
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- School of International Liberal Studies, Chukyo University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Community Healthcare and Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Community Healthcare and Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Community Healthcare and Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Community Healthcare and Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Community Healthcare and Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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