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Maintaining muscle strength to reduce falls risk: what we all need to know

 This article is based on a GM webinar from October 2020 about maintaining muscle strength to reduce the risk of falls. The webinar was held by Dr Sanjay Suman, a consultant physician (general medicine and elderly care) at Medway NHS Foundation Trust.

 This article is based on a GM webinar from October 2020 about maintaining muscle strength to reduce the risk of falls. The webinar was held by Dr Sanjay Suman, a consultant physician (general medicine and elderly care) at Medway NHS Foundation Trust.

Key points: Sarcopenia is a key risk factor for falls and fragility fractures Frailty, sarcopenia and osteoporosis are overlapping conditions that have a negative impact on health and wellbeing Managing patients who are at high risk of falls will require a multidisciplinary approach, including nutrition and exercise plans. What is sarcopenia and what causes it? Sarcopenia is an involuntary loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength and function. The main causes of sarcopenia are ageing, diseases and malnutrition (Figure 1). [rml_read_more] Sarcopenia has a negative impact on health and requirements multidisciplinary management, including optimising protein intake and a strict exercise regime

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