Changes in muscle power after usual care or early structured exercise intervention in acutely hospitalized older adults.

Mikel L Sáez de AsteasuNicolás Martínez-VelillaFabricio Zambom-FerraresiRobinson Ramírez-VélezAntonio García-HermosoEduardo L CadoreÁlvaro Casas-HerreroArkaitz GalbeteMikel Izquierdo

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2020)

An individualized, multicomponent exercise training programme, with special emphasis on muscle power training, proved to be an effective therapy for improving muscle power output of lower limbs at submaximal loads and maximal muscle strength in older patients during acute hospitalization.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
physical activity
randomized controlled trial
resistance training
liver failure
palliative care
high intensity
respiratory failure
study protocol
heart rate
intensive care unit
drug induced
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
aortic dissection
acute respiratory distress syndrome