Effect of active clinical interventions on muscle strength and physical function of lower extremities of patients with sarcopenia

ZHAO Fengling; LUO Shewen; MAO Jifen; WANG Wenyan; SONG Xiaoping; LIU Minghe; and XU Li

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Medical Journal of the Chinese People Armed Police Forces ›› 2017, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (6) : 567-570.

Effect of active clinical interventions on muscle strength and physical function of lower extremities of patients with sarcopenia

ZHAO Fengling, LUO Shewen, MAO Jifen, WANG Wenyan, SONG Xiaoping, LIU Minghe, and XU Li

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Objective To study the clinical value of nutrition treatment combined with exercise and Vit D in treating sarcopenia.Methods One hundred and nine patients with sarcopenia treated in our hospital from June 2015 to January 2016 were included in this study. The patients’ strength of iliopsoas, quadriceps, hamstrings and tibialisanterior, and their scores of One Leg Stranding Test Berg Balance Scale, Functional Gait Assessment and Timed Up and Go Test were analyzed after six months of treatment.Results After intervention, there was no significant change in lower extremity muscle strength (P< 0.05), but patients’ OLS 【(3.42±1.84) s in the left side, and (3.23±1.82) s in the right side】 was extended, TUGT【(12.20±7.30) s】 was shortened, BBS 【(49.52±27.17) score】 and FGA 【(17.91±9.86)score】 were increased. The differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusions Clinical therapy can obviously increase the physical function in lower extremities in patients with sarcopenia.

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sarcopenia / muscle strength / lower extremities / One Leg Standing Test / Timed Up and Go Test / Berg Balance Scale / Functional Gait Assessment

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ZHAO Fengling, LUO Shewen, MAO Jifen, WANG Wenyan, SONG Xiaoping, LIU Minghe, and XU Li. Effect of active clinical interventions on muscle strength and physical function of lower extremities of patients with sarcopenia[J]. Medical Journal of the Chinese People Armed Police Forces. 2017, 28(6): 567-570

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