Assessment of Muscle Function and Physical Performance in Daily Clinical Practice
University of Liège · Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier · +29 more institutions
Abstract
It is well recognized that poor muscle function and poor physical performance are strong predictors of clinically relevant adverse events in older people. Given the large number of approaches to measure muscle function and physical performance, clinicians often struggle to choose a tool that is appropriate and validated for the population of older people they deal with. In this paper, an overview of different methods available and applicable in clinical settings is proposed. This paper is based on literature reviews performed by members of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) working group on frailty and sarcopenia. Face-to-face meetings were…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 29.13
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 85
Authors
27- CBCharlotte BeaudartCorresponding
University of Liège
- YRYves Rolland
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
- AJAlfonso J. Cruz‐Jentoft
Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
- JMJürgen M. Bauer
Heidelberg University, Agaplesion Bethanien Krankenhaus
- CSCornel Sieber
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Topics & keywords
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Physical therapy
- Medicine
- Grip strength
- Population
- Ceiling effect
- Reliability (semiconductor)
- Muscle weakness
- No poverty