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With age or other causes, such as chronic diseases such as diabetes, muscle mass may decrease and “sarcopenia” may occur, resulting in decreased muscle strength, limited mobility, and even disability. Most patients with sarcopenia will experience weight loss and thinner legs. However, some patients may look obese, but they are actually sarcopenia; this is because although muscle atrophy is replaced by fat tissue accumulation, resulting in The so-called “sarcopenic obesity”.
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Find out sarcopenia through testing
Therefore, in any case, through tests such as muscle mass and muscle strength, it can be confirmed whether the diagnosis is “sarcopenia”. Patients diagnosed with “sarcopenia”, with appropriate nutritional supplements, including adequate protein, calcium, and vitamin D, after continuous exercise rehabilitation treatment, most of them can meaningfully enhance muscle strength and life functions.
In addition, it should also be noted that sarcopenia does not only affect the skeletal muscles of the extremities, in fact it also affects the muscle groups that control swallowing movements; due to the loss of mass of these muscle groups, there is not enough muscle strength to complete Swallowing movements such as effective chewing and transporting will cause swallowing disorders, which are called “sarcopenic dysphagia”. And such dysphagia, subsequent malnutrition will worsen the lack of muscle mass in “sarcopenia”, forming a vicious circle.
Difficulty swallowing is also a symptom
Yang Huidai, Director of the Rehabilitation Department of Taipei United Hospital Yangming District, said that in the elderly group over 65 years old, the occurrence of “sarcopenia and dysphagia” is actually not uncommon; in addition to symptoms of dysphagia or coughing, severe There may be a hoarseness of voice.
For the treatment of “sarcopenic dysphagia”, physical and occupational therapy of the limbs, as well as individual swallowing rehabilitation training, can improve the muscle endurance and coordination of the skeletal muscles of the limbs and swallowing muscles, strengthen swallowing skills, and depending on the situation Adjusting the texture of food and giving adequate nutritional supplements can also improve the ability to swallow food and avoid falling into the above-mentioned vicious circle of “sarcopenia”.
Osteoporosis patients are a high-risk group for sarcopenia
Yang Huidai said that medical research has found that patients who are known to have “osteoporosis” also have a higher proportion of “sarcopenia” than the general population; disease relationship.
If you have suspected sarcopenia such as thin limbs or weakness, or have difficulty swallowing, it is recommended to go to the hospital for relevant evaluation and testing. If the diagnosis is confirmed, you can start rehabilitation treatment as soon as possible; whether it is “sarcopenia” or Sarcopenia and dysphagia”, all have the opportunity to make good progress after rehabilitation treatment. Caring about ourselves and our family and friends, even as we get older, we can still live a quality “muscle” smart silver-haired life.
Further reading:
。Zhang Jinjian: How to say no to “sarcopenia”?
。Get thinner and walk slower Attention! “5 Signs” were corrected by the upper body doctor of sarcopenia: Calcium supplementation alone is useless
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2023-07-12 06:56:13
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