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A Novel Application of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging
Published on: September 17, 2013
[Current views on the prevention of ailments of the musculoskeletal system through muscle strengthening programs]
1Medizinische Klinik, Abteilung Rehabilitative und Präventive Sportmedizin, Universitätsklinik Freiburg. mayer@msm1.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
Abstract:
Because of an increasingly older population structure and the enhanced relevance of body composition, the prevention of problems arising from the musculoskeletal system has become of central importance. Strengthening and muscle-building training have been proven to be useful even for older people. The training is focused on the types of movement and exertion that frequently occur in the "activities of daily living." In addition, a purely hypertrophic training for building muscle mass must be differentiated from a more sensorimotor oriented training with situational employment of the muscles for optimizing motor control and coordination. There are no contraindications for strength training when the program is adapted to the individual. The rate of injury is small, even for people at low performance levels.
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