@article{Kern_Loefler_Burggraf_Fruhmann_Cvecka_Sedliak_Barberi_De Rossi_Musarò_Carraro_Mosole_Zampieri_2013, title={Electrical stimulation counteracts muscle atrophy associated with aging in humans}, volume={23}, url={https://www.pagepressjournals.org/bam/article/view/bam.2013.3.105}, DOI={10.4081/ejtm.2013.1780}, abstractNote={Functional and structural muscle decline is a major problem during aging. Our goal was to improve in old subjects quadriceps m. force and mobility functional performances (stair test, chair rise test, timed up and go test) with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (9 weeks, 2-3times/week, 20-30 minutes per session). Furthermore we performed histological and biological molecular analyses of vastus lateralis m. biopsies. Our findings demonstrate that electrical stimulation significantly improved mobility functional performancies and muscle histological characteristics and molecular markers.}, number={3}, journal={European Journal of Translational Myology}, author={Kern, Helmut and Loefler, Stefan and Burggraf, Samantha and Fruhmann, Hannah and Cvecka, Jan and Sedliak, Milan and Barberi, Laura and De Rossi, Manuela and Musarò, Antonio and Carraro, Ugo and Mosole, Simone and Zampieri, Sandra}, year={2013}, month={Jul.}, pages={105–108} }