Prevention and Treatment of Sarcopenia

• Other Authors: Testa, Gianluca (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Medicine; muscle-mass; sleep efficiency; sleep duration; insomnia; sarcopenia; quality of life; osteoporosis; postmenopausal women; sedentary behaviour; aged; exercise; motivation; hepatoma; myokine; decorin; walking distance; survival; muscle strength; resistance training; randomized controlled trial; nutritional status; nutritional screening tools; hospitalized older patients; resistance exercise training; muscle regulatory factors; deconditioning; skeletal muscle; elderly; hypertrophy; multimorbidity; polypathological patients; frailty; oxidative stress; telomere length; apoptosis; spirometry; urea; fatigue; respiratory system; skeletal muscles; lipids; transaminases; falls; resistance exercise; vibration; electrical stimulation; hip fracture; diagnosis; treatment; prevention; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; bisphosphonate; β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate; exercise intervention; fall risk; balance; anxiety; depression; sleep quality; type 2 diabetes; physical activity; muscle mass; protein intake; accelerometer; aerobic exercise training; mitochondria; endurance; fractures; ageing fractures; complications; recovery; rehabilitation; nutritional supplements; physical therapy; cognition; brain-body cross-talk; older persons; prevalence; physical functional performance; epidemiologic studies; aging; panoramic ultrasound; echogenicity; specific force; isokinetic dynamometry; muscle quality; strength; older adults; diagnostic criteria; clinical
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Sarcopenia represents the decline in skeletal muscle mass and function with age, characterized by the muscle fiber's quality, strength, muscle endurance, and metabolic ability decreasing, as well as the fat and connective tissue growing.Reduction of muscle strength with aging leads to loss of f...