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Resistance exercise as a treatment for sarcopenia: prescription and delivery

Christopher Hurst, Sian M Robinson, Miles D Witham, Richard M Dodds, Antoneta Granic, Charlotte Buckland, Sarah De Biase, Susanne Finnegan, Lynn Rochester, Dawn A Skelton, Avan A Sayer

Citations:

200

References:

78

Abstract

Sarcopenia is a generalised skeletal muscle disorder characterised by reduced muscle strength and mass and associated with a range of negative health outcomes. Currently, resistance exercise (RE) is recommended as the first-line treatment for counteracting the deleterious consequences of sarcopenia in older adults. However, whilst there is considerable evidence demonstrating that RE is an effectiv...

Keywords

Sarcopenia

Medicine

Medical prescription

Exercise prescription

Psychological intervention

Physical therapy

Muscle mass

Randomized controlled trial

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

Gerontology

Nursing

Internal medicine

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Good health and well-being

2022

Article

Open Access

Institution

AGE Research Group, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK,

NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University and Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK,

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK,

AGILE, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, London, UK,

Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK,

Research Centre for Health (ReaCH), School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK

Publisher

Oxford University Press

2-Y Citation Average

2.323

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac003

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Country

Resistance exercise as a treatment for sarcopenia: prescription and delivery

Resistance exercise as a treatment for sarcopenia: prescription and delivery

Christopher Hurst, Sian M Robinson, Miles D Witham, Richard M Dodds, Antoneta Granic, Charlotte Buckland, Sarah De Biase, Susanne Finnegan, Lynn Rochester, Dawn A Skelton, Avan A Sayer

Citations:

200

References:

78

Abstract

Sarcopenia is a generalised skeletal muscle disorder characterised by reduced muscle strength and mass and associated with a range of negative health outcomes. Currently, resistance exercise (RE) is recommended as the first-line treatment for counteracting the deleterious consequences of sarcopenia in older adults. However, whilst there is considerable evidence demonstrating that RE is an effectiv...

Keywords

Sarcopenia

Medicine

Medical prescription

Exercise prescription

Psychological intervention

Physical therapy

Muscle mass

Randomized controlled trial

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

Gerontology

Nursing

Internal medicine

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Good health and well-being

2022

Article

Open Access

Institution

AGE Research Group, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK,

NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University and Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK,

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK,

AGILE, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, London, UK,

Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK,

Research Centre for Health (ReaCH), School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK

Publisher

Oxford University Press

2-Y Citation Average

2.323

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac003

Language

Country