Number of Chair Stands Should Not Be Considered a Muscle Function Measure, But a Physical Performance Measure. What Can We Do Then?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
J. Alcazar ◽  
I. Ara ◽  
F.J. García-García ◽  
L.M. Alegre
Keyword(s):  
Physical Performance ◽  
Muscle Function ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Physical Performance Measure ◽  
Function Measure

A physical performance measure for individuals with mucopolysaccharidosis type I

2006 ◽  
Vol 48 (07) ◽  
pp. 576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen M Haley ◽  
Maria A Fragala Pinkham ◽  
Helene M Dumas ◽  
Pengsheng Ni ◽  
Alison M Skrinar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Performance ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Type I ◽  
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type ◽  
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I ◽  
Physical Performance Measure

scholarly journals Quadriceps Strength and Kinesiophobia Predict Long-Term Function After ACL Reconstruction: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 194173812094632
Author(s):  
Joshua J. Van Wyngaarden ◽  
Cale Jacobs ◽  
Katherine Thompson ◽  
Molly Eads ◽  
Darren Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Performance ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Patient Reported Outcomes ◽  
Quadriceps Strength ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Performance Measure ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Step Down

Background: Many patients live with long-term deficits in knee function after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). However, research is inconclusive as to which physical performance measure is most strongly related to long-term patient-reported outcomes after ACLR. Hypothesis: Quadriceps strength would be most strongly associated with patient-reported long-term outcomes after ACLR. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Level of Evidence: Level 3. Methods: A total of 40 patients (29 female) consented and participated an average of 10.9 years post-ACLR (range, 5-20 years). Patients completed the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Scale, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Quality of Life (KOOS QoL) and Sport (KOOS Sport) subscales, and the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-17). Each patient subsequently performed maximal isometric quadriceps contraction, a 60-second single-leg step-down test, and the single-leg single hop and triple hop for distance tests. Multivariate linear and logistic regression models determined how performance testing was associated with each patient-reported outcome when controlling for time since surgery, age, and TSK-17. Results: When controlling for time since surgery, age at the time of consent, and TSK-17 score, maximal isometric quadriceps strength normalized to body weight was the sole physical performance measure associated with IKDC ( P < 0.001), KOOS Sport ( P = 0.006), KOOS QoL ( P = 0.001), and LEFS scores ( P < 0.001). Single-leg step-down, single hop, and triple hop did not enter any of the linear regression models ( P > 0.20). Additionally, TSK-17 was associated with all patient-reported outcomes ( P ≤ 0.01) while time since surgery was not associated with any outcomes ( P > 0.05). Conclusion: Isometric quadriceps strength and kinesiophobia are significantly associated with long-term patient-reported outcomes after ACLR. Clinical Relevance: These results suggest that training to improve quadriceps strength and addressing kinesiophobia in the late stages of recovery from ACLR may improve long-term self-reported function.

Physical Predictors of Cognitive Function in Individuals With Hypertension: Evidence from the CHARLS Basline Survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 592-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manhua Zuo ◽  
Changping Gan ◽  
Tingting Liu ◽  
Jun Tang ◽  
Jianping Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Grip Strength ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Walking Speed ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Balance Test ◽  
Physical Performance Measure ◽  
Nationally Representative

The purpose of the study was to examine the independent associations of each individual physical performance measure (i.e., grip strength, walking speed, repeated chair stands, and balance test) with subdomains of cognitive function and to determine predictors for each subdomain of cognitive function. A secondary data analysis was performed using a nationally representative middle-aged and older sample of hypertensive population. The findings showed that after adding all four physical performance measures, stronger grip strength was significantly associated with better visuospatial abilities, episodic memory, orientation/attention, and overall cognitive function. In addition, faster walking speed and faster repeated chair stands were strongly associated with better episodic memory and overall cognitive function, respectively. Because grip strength was significantly associated with several subdomains of cognitive functioning, it seems conceivable that increasing physical activity would improve both grip strength and cognitive function in patients with hypertension.

scholarly journals A physical performance measure for individuals with mucopolysaccharidosis type I

2007 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 576-581
Author(s):  
Stephen M Haley ◽  
Maria A Fragala Pinkham ◽  
Helene M Dumas ◽  
Pengsheng Ni ◽  
Alison M Skrinar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Performance ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Type I ◽  
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type ◽  
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I ◽  
Physical Performance Measure

scholarly journals Physical Activity Trajectories and Associated Changes in Physical Performance in Older Men: The MrOS Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (10) ◽  
pp. 1967-1973
Author(s):  
Deepika R Laddu ◽  
Neeta Parimi ◽  
Katie L Stone ◽  
Jodi Lapidus ◽  
Andrew R Hoffman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Grip Strength ◽  
High Activity ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Gait Speed ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Activity Group ◽  
Low Activity

Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) is important to maintaining functional independence. It is not clear how patterns of change in late-life PA are associated with contemporaneous changes in physical performance measures. Methods Self-reported PA, gait speed, grip strength, timed chair stand, and leg power were assessed in 3,865 men aged ≥ 65 years at baseline (2000–2002) and Year 7 (2007–2009). Group-based trajectory modeling, using up to four PA measures over this period, identified PA trajectories. Multivariate linear regression models (adjusted least square mean [95% confidence interval {CI}]) described associations between-PA trajectories and concurrent changes in performance. Results Three discrete PA patterns were identified, all with declining PA. Linear declines in each performance measure (baseline to Year 7) were observed across all three PA groups, but there was some variability in the rate of decline. Multivariate models assessing the graded response by PA trajectory showed a trend where the high-activity group had the smallest declines in performance while the low-activity group had the largest (p-for trend &lt; .03). Changes in the high-activity group were the following: gait speed (−0.10 m/s [−0.12, −0.08]), grip strength (−3.79 kg [−4.35, −3.23]), and chair stands (−0.38 [−0.50, −0.25]), whereas changes in the low-activity group were the following: gait speed (−0.16 [−0.17, −0.14]), grip strength (−4.83 kg [−5.10, −4.55]), and chair stands (−0.53 [−0.59, −0.46]). Between-group differences in leg power trajectories across PA patterns were not significant. Conclusions Declines in functional performance were higher among those with lower PA trajectories, providing further evidence for the interrelationship between changes in PA and performance during old age.

scholarly journals Assessment of Muscle Function and Physical Performance in Daily Clinical Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Beaudart ◽  
Yves Rolland ◽  
Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft ◽  
Jürgen M. Bauer ◽  
Cornel Sieber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Muscle Function ◽  
Daily Clinical Practice

scholarly journals RISING FROM THE FLOOR IN PERSONS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S474-S475
Author(s):  
Dennis W Klima ◽  
Jeremy Stewart ◽  
Frank Freijomil ◽  
Mary DiBartolo
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Gait Velocity ◽  
Performance Tests ◽  
Motor Patterns ◽  
Timed Up And Go ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract While considerable research has targeted gait, balance and preventing falls in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD), less in known about the ability to rise from the floor in this population. The aims of this study were to 1) Examine the relationship between locomotion and physical performance tests and the timed supine to stand performance measure and to 2) Identify both the time required and predominant motor patterns utilized by persons with PD to complete to floor rise transition. A cross-sectional design was utilized. Twenty community-dwelling older adults with PD (mean age 74.8+/-9.5 years; 13 men) performed a standardized floor rise test and locomotion tests in a structured task circuit. Subject demographic and anthropometric data were also collected. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment correlations. Fifteen subjects (75%) demonstrated the crouch kneel pattern and fourteen (70%) used an all-4’s strategy to rise to stand. The mean time to rise from the floor was 14.9 (+/- 7.6) seconds and slower than published norms for persons without PD. Nine subjects required the use of a chair to perform floor recovery. Supine to stand performance time was significantly correlated with the: Dynamic Gait Index (r= - 0.66; p&lt;0.002), Five Times Sit to Stand Test (r=0.78; p&lt;0.001), Timed Up and Go Test (r=0.74; p&lt;0.001), and gait velocity (r= -0.77; p&lt;0.001). Rising from the floor demonstrates concurrent validity with locomotion and physical performance tests. Floor recovery techniques can be incorporated in fall prevention initiatives in conjunction with PD symptom management.

Sarcopenia and its components in adult renal transplant recipients: prevalence and association with body adiposity

2019 ◽  
Vol 122 (12) ◽  
pp. 1386-1397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Medeiros Menna Barreto ◽  
Maria Inês Barreto Silva ◽  
Karine Scanci da Silva Pontes ◽  
Mariana Silva da Costa ◽  
Kelli Trindade de Carvalho Rosina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Muscle Function ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Renal Transplant Recipients ◽  
Transplant Recipients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Body Adiposity ◽  
European Working

AbstractSarcopenia is a progressive and generalised skeletal muscle disorder associated with adverse outcomes. Ageing causes primary sarcopenia, while secondary causes include chronic kidney disease (CKD), long-term use of glucocorticoids and obesity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia using guidelines recommended by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP, 2010; EWGSOP2, 2018) and the Foundation of the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and analyse the relationship between sarcopenia and body adiposity in adult renal transplant recipients (RTR). This was a cross-sectional study of adult RTR (BMI ≥ 18·5 kg/m2). Body composition was evaluated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and anthropometry. Glomerular filtration rate was estimated (eGFR) by CKD-Epidemiology Collaboration equation. The prevalence of sarcopenia in adult RTR (n 185; 57 % men, 50 (se 0·82) years and eGFR 55·80 (se 1·52) ml/min) was 7 % (FNIH), 11 % (EWGSOP2) and 17 % (EWGSOP). Low muscle mass, muscle function and physical performance affected, respectively, up to 28, 46 and 10 % of the participants. According to EWGSOP and EWGSOP2, body adiposity evaluated by anthropometry and DXA (percentage trunk fat) was lower in participants with sarcopenia. Conversely, according to the FNIH criteria, RTR with sarcopenia presented higher waist:height ratio. The present study suggests that adult RTR sarcopenia prevalence varies according to the diagnostic criteria; low muscle mass, low muscle function and low physical performance are common conditions; the association of body adiposity and sarcopenia depends on the criteria used to define this syndrome; and the FNIH criteria detected higher adiposity in individuals with sarcopenia.

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