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Older adults maintained effective leg muscle pumping when tilted
In an experiment involving 14 healthy younger and 14 healthy older adults, tilting head-up improved the efficiency of calf muscles pumping blood.In an experiment involving 14 healthy younger and 14 healthy older adults, tilting head-up improved the efficiency of calf muscles pumping blood.
Non-randomized trialMuscle
Who was studiedHealthy younger and older adults, against participants tilted head-down
What changedLeg muscle pumping efficiency improved in older adults tilted head-up rather than head-down
The catchOnly 14 healthy older adults were studied