title: Athletic performance - must it decline with age?
abstract: Many individuals continue to exercise train and experience athletic success well into the eighth and ninth decades of their lives. This paper examines the interaction between aging and athletic performance with specific reference to how regular exercise training attenuates the decrements in performance typically attributed to the aging process. The importance of rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries to facilitate continued participation in athletics is also addressed.
authors.affiliation: Center For Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 1030 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Press
keywords: Aging; Athletic performance; Exercise; Injury; Rehabilitation