Leg muscle microvascular function is associated with dynamic but not static balance performance in older adults.

Bin Leng¹, Zitian Liu¹, Haizhen Huang¹, Yadan He¹, Jiajing Sun¹, Shubo Wang², Chuan Zhang³

¹School of Physical Education and Sports, Central China Normal University, 382 Xiongchu Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

²Globus Medical Inc., Audubon, PA, USA.

³School of Physical Education and Sports, Central China Normal University, 382 Xiongchu Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, China. chuanzhang@ccnu.edu.cn.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Balance impairments in older adults significantly increase fall risk and are a growing public health concern. While muscle strength and mass have been extensively studied in relation to balance, the role of skeletal muscle microvascular function remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether skeletal muscle microvascular function is associated with static and dynami…

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