Older people tend to suffer falls as they lose muscle strength and balance.
Current muscular-dystrophy treatment includes steroids, which can help maintain muscle strength somewhat longer, but often include side effects such as weight gain.
Acorda's drug, Fampridine-SR, works differently from dirucotide and specifically addresses one of the most devastating symptoms of the disease, loss of muscle strength.
All this is sending kids into the offices of occupational, speech and physical therapists, where treatments include building muscle strength and practicing handwriting.
WSJ: ADHD Warning Signs and Kids: Growing Pains or Cause for Concern?
Strength: Lifting weights can help build muscle strength so you can get up from a chair by yourself or pick up your grandchildren.
Malik was born with clubbed feet and a physical condition called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenitas, which means he has little muscle strength in his limbs.
In the study, Dr Lomax used an inspiratory muscle training device which works in a similar way to other resistance training devices to build muscle strength.
FORBES: Proper Breathing Can Improve Sports Performance By 15 Percent
This has been linked to decreased libido, mood alterations and changes in the way we think, as well as physical changes such as decreased muscle strength and a greater risk of osteoporosis.
"We know low levels may impact muscle strength and bone turnover, but if an athlete has adequate levels there is no evidence of an enhanced benefit to performance, so natural talent and athletic ability is more likely, " Stevenson told CNN.
Walter Park, who had a heart attack last October and had multiple organ failure during a seven-week hospital stay at UCSF, says that after returning home he was "weak as a kitten" and spent months trying to rebuild muscle strength and stamina.
WSJ: How to Deal With the Risks of Going Home From the Hospital
It turns out the the average 30-35 year old person will experience roughly a 25 percent decline in his or her muscle strength and tone by the age of 70-75, and up to a 50 percent decline approaching the age of 90.
Its clear that strength training using weight machines, free weights or resistance bands can help build and preserve muscle mass and strength.
The returning Alphanauts can expect about 45 days of physical therapy to regain muscle and bone strength lost during their weightless flight, the second longest in NASA history.
The control group showed a decrease in soleus muscle mass and strength, the development of insulin resistance, and a loss of bone mineral density and resistance to breakage.
Despite the exercise regimen, which lasted at least an hour each day, the old Alpha crew can expect weeks of physical therapy to regain muscle and bone strength lost during the flight, the second longest in NASA history.
In this case, the worm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) was found by scientists at Rutgers University in New Jersey, US, to losing its muscle mass and strength as it aged, without any accompanying loss in nervous system function.
Low testosterone can affect sex drive, energy level, mood, muscle mass and bone strength.
Anabolic steroids work on horses as they do on humans -- helping to build strength and muscle.
But the wrong shoes, failing to warm up and not being aware of strength or muscle balance can also cause injuries.
Your commitment to strength training in particular will considerably reduce the muscle loss associated with aging known as sarcopenia, and studies show that strength training as people get older can also help reduce the risk of falls.
CNN: Should I always lift to muscle failure when weight training?
Finally, you might want to consider boosting your strength training routine to increase muscle mass which, over time, can increase (or maintain) metabolism.
To answer your question, I turned to someone who helps people build muscle every day, Mark Lovat, the strength and conditioning coordinator for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.
CNN: Should I always lift to muscle failure when weight training?
Yes, he has big muscles, and strength tends to vary in proportion to muscle mass.
Motorola has arguably benefited the most from its use of Google's Android smartphone operating system, turning its ailing business around thanks largely to the strength of Verizon Wireless's marketing muscle and the Droid franchise.
Khan and His Shrines warn that this so-called "Land of the Freak" is where only the strong survive, but it's a strength that can't be measured in muscle.
Not only does the robot look Terminator-esque, but it's been designed to mimic the muscle system of a human (with bone-crushing strength, of course) and will be programmed with a semi-autonomous AI so that the android can learn new tasks, all of which is just a little too much like the Terminator for our comfort.
Anaerobic exercise (weight or strength training) helps form bone density and builds muscle that more efficiently burns calories.
The science is increasingly clear: Older adults need both strength training, to help replenish and maintain the muscle mass and (for women especially) the bone density our bodies lose each year as we age, and cardio to help guard against the risks of clogged arteries in the heart and brain.
An EMG can also be used to measure the strength of the neuromuscular signal from the brain to the muscle that controls the vocal cords.
One of the most promising ways of increasing strength is by blocking a protein called myostatin that slows down muscle growth.
应用推荐