Open AccessExplosive power and asymmetry in leg muscle function in frequent fallers and non-fallers aged over 65
Author(s) -
Dawn A. Skelton,
Jonathon Kennedy,
O. M. Rutherford
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/31.2.119
Subject(s) - medicine , isometric exercise , ankle , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , weakness , strength training , leg muscle , concentric , lower limb , surgery , mathematics , geometry
although low strength is a risk factor for falls, lower limb explosive power is more predictive of functional difficulties than strength. Power may be more predictive of a future fall than strength per se.
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