Muscle Power Training: A Hallmark for Muscle Function Retaining in Frail Clinical Setting

Functional ability, and retaining autonomy and independence, as people age is the cornerstone of healthy aging, a term established by World Health Organization in its first world report on aging and health.1 Physical function parameters, therefore, are currently being proposed as biomarkers of aging in humans; are predictive of adverse health events, disability, and mortality; and are commonly used as functional outcomes for clinical trials.2,3 Among the main physical function outcomes, muscle power output preservation will be in the palestra for counteracting the age-related decline of functional capacity.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - January 19, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Eduardo Lusa Cadore, Mikel Izquierdo Tags: Editorial Source Type: research