Tag: Muscle Problems
Balancing on One Leg Is Most Reliable Measure of Neuromuscular Aging
One-leg balance surpasses other measures of strength, gait, and balance in both men and women
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Beneficial for Only Certain Conditions
Long-term use for low back pain, fibromyalgia, and headaches not found to be beneficial
Stretching, Meditation Cut Muscle Cramp Severity in Cirrhosis Patients
No difference seen between the two approaches, but both tied to improved sleep quality and patient impression of change
BoNT-A Does Not Affect Gross Energy Cost of Walking in Cerebral Palsy
Single injection of botulinum toxin A into calf muscles may result in a larger reduction in pain intensity at 12 weeks
Weight-Bearing Activity Ups Incident Knee OA in People With Low Lower-Limb Muscle Mass
Knee osteoarthritis only increased in people in the lowest lower-limb muscle mass quartile
Women Less Likely to Experience Musculotendinous Injury Than Men
Risk even lower among women using oral contraceptives
Height Scaling Power of 1 for Skeletal Muscle Index Computation Supported
In men and women, skeletal muscle index predicts all-cause mortality with a greater concordance index using a height scaling power of 1 versus 2
Sarcopenia Worsens Liver Transplant Outcomes for Patients With Cirrhosis
Sarcopenia tied to longer intensive care unit stay, more major complications, higher postoperative mortality
AI Pipeline Can Accurately Measure Sarcopenia in Head and Neck Cancer
Skeletal muscle index-derived sarcopenia associated with worse overall survival, longer feeding tube duration
Myosteatosis Linked to Increase in Mortality in Asymptomatic Adults
Mortality risk increased in association with myosteatosis, obesity, liver steatosis, myopenia
