Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 383-389 , March 2006

Influence of Resistance Exercise on Lumbar Strength in Older, Overweight Adults

  • Kevin R. Vincent, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Kevin R. Vincent, MD, PhD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Virginia, PO Box 801004, Charlottesville, VA 22908-1004.
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  • Randy W. Braith, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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  • Heather K. Vincent, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
    • Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA

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    Change in total lumbar extensor relative strength after 6 months of RX in older adults. *Different from pre-exercise value in the respective group at P<.05 (repeated-measures ANOVA).

    Change in total lumbar extensor relative strength after 6 months of RX in older adults. *Different from pre-exercise value in the respective group at P<.05 (repeated-measures ANOVA).

 Supported in part by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) (grant nos. T32-AT00052, K30-AT-00060); the contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NCCAM, or the National Institutes of Health.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(05)01471-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.11.030

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 383-389 , March 2006

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