Decline in Lumbar Extensor Muscle Strength in Older Adults

Recent study in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders shows that muscle strength of the back extensors declines with age, and accelerates to an approximate 50% decline the third to sixth decade of life.

The result: “Poor physical performance; increased risk of falls, fractures and disability; increased mortality and poor quality of life; fear induced inactivity are associated with a decrease in muscle strength in older adults”

StrongPosture® implication: The more time dedicated to balanced, stronger posture, the lesser likelihood of back extensor decline and loss of muscular and postural strength.

Decline in Lumbar Extensor Muscle Strength in Older Adults: Correlation With Age, Gender and Spine Morphology. Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh, Martin Bailey, Raymond Lee BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013;14(215)

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Dr. Steven Weiniger

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