Publications (since 2007)

Invited Review

Paterson, D.H., Jones, G.R., and Rice, C.L. 2007 Ageing and Physical Activity: Evidence to develop exercise recommendations for older adults. In: Advancing physical activity measurement and guidelines in Canada: a scientific review and evidence-based foundation for the future of Canadian physical activity guidelines. ed: R.J. Shephard Appl. Physiol. Nutr. and Metab. 32 (Suppl. 2E), and Can. J. Public Health. 98 (Suppl. 2) S69-108.

Papers

Power, G.A., Dalton, B.H., Rice, C.L. and Vandervoort, A.A. 2011 Reproducibility of velocity-dependent power: before and after lengthening contractions. Appl Physiol Nut & Metab IN PRESS.

Power, G.A., Dalton, B.H., Rice, C.L. and Vandervoort, A.A. 2011 Power loss is greater following lengthening contractions in old versus young women. AGE IN PRESS.

Gray, V, Rice, C.L., and Garland, S.J. 2011 Changes in the architecture of skeletal muscle following stroke: factors that influence muscle weakness and clinical implications. Physiotherapy Canada, IN PRESS.

Allen, M.D., Johnstone, J., Rice, C.L., and Marsh, G.D. 2011 Differences in leg bone geometry in young, old and very old women. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. IN PRESS.

Smith, C.B., Cheng, A.J., and Rice, C.L. 2011 Potentiation of the triceps brachii during voluntary submaximal contractions. Muscle & Nerve IN PRESS.

Harwood, B., Davidson, A.W., and Rice, C.L. 2011 Motor unit discharge rates of the anconeus muscle during high velocity elbow extensions. Exp. Br. Research 208 (1): 103-113.

Dalton, B.H., Power, G.A., Vandervoort, A.A., and Rice, C.L. 2010 Power loss is greater in old men than young men during fast plantar flexion contractions. J. Appl. Physio.l 109: 1441-1447.

Power G.A., Dalton, B.H., Rice, C.L., and Vandervoort A.A. 2010 Delayed recovery of velocity-dependent power loss following eccentric actions of the ankle dorsiflexors. J. Appl. Physiol. 109: 669-676.

Davidson, A.W., and Rice, C.L. 2010 Effect of shoulder angle on the activation pattern of the elbow extensors during a submaxiaml isometric fatiguing contraction. Muscle & Nerve 42: 514-521.

Dalton, B.H., Jakobi, J.M., Allman, B.L., and Rice, C.L. 2010 Differential age-related changes in motor unit properties between elbow flexors and extensors. Acta Physiologica 200: 45-55.

Power, G.A., Dalton, B.H., Behm, D.G., Vandervoort, A.A., Doherty, T.J., and Rice, C.L. 2010 Motor unit number estimates in masters runners: use it or lose it? Med. Sci. Sports and Ex. 42: 1644-1650.

Cheng, A.J., and Rice, C.L. 2010 The fatigue response of two different human muscles during velocity-dependent voluntary contractions. Med. Sci. Sports and Ex. 42: 1651-1659.

Cheng, A.J., Davidson, A.W., and Rice, C.L. 2010 The influence of muscle length on the fatigue-related reduction in joint range of motion of the human dorsiflexors. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 109: 405-415.

Dalton, B.H., Harwood, B., Davidson, A.W., and Rice, C.L. 2010 The recovery of motoneuron output is delayed in old men following high-intensity fatigue. J. Neurophysiol. 103: 977-985.

Cheng, A.J, and Rice, C.L. 2010 Voluntary activation in the triceps brachii at short and long muscle lengths. Muscle & Nerve, 41: 63-70.

Cheng, A.J, and Rice, C.L. 2009 Isometric torque and shortening velocity following fatigue and recovery of different voluntary tasks in the dorsiflexors. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 34: 866-874.

Dalton, B.H., Harwood, B., Davidson, A.W., and Rice, C.L. 2009 Motor unit firing rates and contractile properties in the soleus of young and old men. J. Appl. Physiol. 107: 1781-1788.

McNeil, C.J., Raymer, G.H., Doherty, T.J., Marsh, G.D., and Rice, C.L. 2009 Geometry of a weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing bone in the legs of young, old, and very old men. Calcified Tissue Inter. 85: 22-30.

Boe, S.G., Dalton, B.H., Harwood, B., Doherty, T.J., and Rice, C.L. 2009 Inter-rater reliability of motor unit number estimates and quantitative motor unit analysis in the tibialis anterior muscle. Clin. Neurophysiol. 120: 947- 952.

Dalton, B.H., McNeil, C.J., Doherty, T.J. and Rice, C.L. 2008 Motor unit numbers in the soleus are preserved with age. Muscle & Nerve. 38: 1108-1115.

Boe, S.G., Rice, C.L., and Doherty, T.J. 2008 Estimating contraction level using root mean square amplitude in control subjects and patients with neuromuscular disorders. Arch. Phys. Med. & Rehab. 89: 711-718.

McNeil, C.J., and Rice, C.L., 2007 Fatigability is increased with age during isotonic contractions of the dorsiflexors. J. Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 62A: 624-629.

McNeil, C.J., Vandervoort, A.A., and Rice, C.L. 2007 Peripheral impairments cause a progressive age-related loss of strength and velocity-dependent power in the dorsiflexors. J. Appl. Physiol 102: 1962-1968.

Shima, N., McNeil, C.J. and Rice, C.L. 2007 Mechanomyographic and electromyographic responses to stimulated and voluntary contractions in the dorsiflexors of young and old men. Muscle & Nerve. 35: 371-378.

Abstracts

30 - mainly student presented and published - abstracts since 2007 at various national and international meetings including:

Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP)
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
International Society for Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK)

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