Wonder how they define "complete disuse?"  Since my stroke I've had very
little functional use of my left arm, but I've still got relatively normal
musculature in the upper arm.  I also wonder if the spasticity I have in my
arm (and leg) has served to prevent the complete loss of muscle mass.
People I know with complete spinal cord injuries seem to lose muscle mass
much more quickly than those with incomplete injuries (i.e., those with
spasticity).

On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Meir Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> http://www.yorku.ca/ylife/index.asp?Article=1119
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> Kinesiology researchers find unused muscles shrink quickly
>
> New research by York kinesiologists is advancing our understanding of why
> our muscles shrink when we don't use them. Michael O'Leary, a doctoral
> student in York's School of Kinesiology & Health Science, found that a week
> of total muscular disuse - such as experienced after a serious injury - can
> cause 24 per cent muscle loss. "It really is a case of use it or lose it,"
> he says.
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