Sarcopenia is a syndrome characterized by progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength with a risk of adverse outcomes such as physical disability, poor quality of life and death (Tanimoto et al., 2013).
Muscle accounts for 60% of the body’s protein stores. Muscle mass decrease is directly responsible for functional impairment with loss of strength, increased likelihood of falls, and loss of autonomy, respiratory function is also impaired with a reduced vital capacity (Janssen et al., 2004).
Aging is associated with muscle mass decline. By age 80, it is estimated that 40% of the muscle mass present at age 20 is lost (Boirie, 2009).
Sarcopenia begins in the fourth decade of life and accelerates after the age of approximately …show more content…
Many factors including physical inactivity, motor-unit remodeling, decreased hormone levels, and decreased protein synthesis, the ageing process over the life course, early life developmental influences, less-than-optimal diet, bed rest or sedentary lifestyle, chronic diseases (Paddon-Jones and Short, 2008).
Many consequences of sarcopenia are prognostic indicators of public health burden, such as the development of physical disability, nursing home admission, depression, hospitalization, and even mortality (Walston, 2012).
Falls also is one of the most common Geriatric syndromes and a common serious medical condition that affects the health of elderly persons. Falls is a misdiagnosed problem in primary care with a substantial impact on healthcare costs and threatening the independence of older person (Rao, 2005).
Falls and fall-related injuries are a common and serious problem among older adults. Falling is the leading cause of severe injuries, such as hip fractures, in older people (Edwards et al., 2013) Such events can result in disability, chronic pain, loss of independence, a reduced quality of life, and in severe cases, even death (Scott et al.,
Muscle accounts for 60% of the body’s protein stores. Muscle mass decrease is directly responsible for functional impairment with loss of strength, increased likelihood of falls, and loss of autonomy, respiratory function is also impaired with a reduced vital capacity (Janssen et al., 2004).
Aging is associated with muscle mass decline. By age 80, it is estimated that 40% of the muscle mass present at age 20 is lost (Boirie, 2009).
Sarcopenia begins in the fourth decade of life and accelerates after the age of approximately …show more content…
Many factors including physical inactivity, motor-unit remodeling, decreased hormone levels, and decreased protein synthesis, the ageing process over the life course, early life developmental influences, less-than-optimal diet, bed rest or sedentary lifestyle, chronic diseases (Paddon-Jones and Short, 2008).
Many consequences of sarcopenia are prognostic indicators of public health burden, such as the development of physical disability, nursing home admission, depression, hospitalization, and even mortality (Walston, 2012).
Falls also is one of the most common Geriatric syndromes and a common serious medical condition that affects the health of elderly persons. Falls is a misdiagnosed problem in primary care with a substantial impact on healthcare costs and threatening the independence of older person (Rao, 2005).
Falls and fall-related injuries are a common and serious problem among older adults. Falling is the leading cause of severe injuries, such as hip fractures, in older people (Edwards et al., 2013) Such events can result in disability, chronic pain, loss of independence, a reduced quality of life, and in severe cases, even death (Scott et al.,