Alumna Raymond-Pope publishes in Applied Physiology and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Christiana Raymond-Pope, PhD, a 2019 alumna of the School of Kinesiology, has co-authored an article, "Multidimensional Modeling to Maximize Adaptations to eXercise: The M 3 AX Trial Rationale and Study Design," in the Journal of Applied Physiology and another article, "Accumulation of lipids after acute direct and indirect traumatic injuries in male and female mice," in BMC Muskuloskeletal Disorders. The former article describes a new study investigating why older adults showed varying responses to exercise training, a promising intervention to counteract age-related biological declines affecting physical, mental, and metabolic health. The study classified individuals based on their responsiveness to combined endurance and resistance training while examining underlying mechanisms, then tested strategies to enhance response rates in those showing limited improvement. The latter publication describes a study that found that direct physical trauma to muscle triggers different patterns of fat accumulation and inflammatory signals compared to nerve damage, suggesting that targeting early fat buildup could improve recovery outcomes.