Effect of seated leg press exercise on knee extension strength in elderly

Abstract Introduction: After age 50 to 70 years, 15% of muscles strength is lost per decade. Elderly people need to 90% of knee extensor muscles strength for daily activities such as getting up from a chair, while this value is only slightly more than half in young people. Due to the importance of...

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Main Authors: Karar Khoga Naamat, Heydar Sadeghi, Mansour Sahebozamani, Somaye Nazari
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Vesnu Publications 2014-10-01
Series:مجله پژوهش در علوم توانبخشی
Online Access:http://jrrs.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jrrs/article/view/1370