Kelley Hammond, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Pre-Health Professions, recently published an article in Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders that examined the effect of fatigue on skeletal muscle contractile twitch characteristics in persons with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Co-authors included colleagues Mitchel Magrini, PhD, assistant professor, and Jake Siedlik, PhD, assistant professor. A primary finding was that skeletal muscle in persons with PD is more resistant to fatigue compared to non-impaired older adults that may be explained by differences in muscle fiber type, distribution, and/or organization. The citation and link to the article is provided below:
K.G. Hammond, M.A. Magrini, J.A. Siedlik, C. Scott Bickel, M.M. Bamman, Influence of muscle fatigue on contractile twitch characteristics in persons with Parkinson’s disease and older adults: a pilot study, Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders (2021).
