Mechanisms Responsible for the Age-Associated Increase in Coactivation of Antagonist Muscles
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
- Vol. 34 (1) , 29-35
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003677-200601000-00007
Abstract
Age alters the control of voluntary movement. A frequently observed adaptation is the increased agonist and antagonist muscle coactivation. Here we examine the evidence for spinal circuits mediating this change in motor behavior and propose the hypothesis that cortical mechanisms also contribute to this age-associated change in muscle coactivation.Keywords
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