What is it about?
The implication of differences in shoulder muscle activity between women and men in health and their relation to common injuries. It is important to know what happen in motor recruitment patterns of shoulder región with aging? Thus, we would prevent shoulder injuries.
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Why is it important?
Our findings provide hints for the prevention or therapy of certain shoulder pathologies observed in women’s aging: Physical therapy might focus on strengthening the scapula stabilizer muscles, serratus anterior, and lower trapezious.
Perspectives
Results are far from being indisputable or complete and may therefore draw interest to the launch of related studies about techniques to prevent shoulder injuries in women´s aging.
CRISTINA LIRIO-ROMERO
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
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This page is a summary of: Implications on older women of age- and sex-related differences in activation patterns of shoulder muscles: A cross-sectional study, Journal of Women & Aging, September 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2018.1521654.
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