Tag: Muscle Problems
Higher Alcohol Consumption Tied to Muscle Loss
Findings for middle- and older-aged men and women
Quadriceps Strength Linked to Lower Risk for Heart Failure After AMI
High quadriceps isometric strength level significantly linked to lower risk for developing heart failure among heart attack patients
Strength, BMD of Lumbar Spine Reduced After Sleeve Gastrectomy in Teens
Reductions in strength and trabecular BMD associated with reductions in BMI, visceral adipose tissue, muscle
Exercise-Induced Muscle Injury No Worse for Symptomatic Statin Users
Exercise-induced muscle injury no worse after prolonged moderate exercise for statin users with associated muscle symptoms
Guidelines Developed for Respiratory Management of Neuromuscular Disease
Pulmonary function tests may be beneficial every six months, may be of use in initiating noninvasive ventilation when indicated
Accumulation of Visceral Adipose Tissue Linked to Lower Muscle Density
Lower muscle density seen in men and women with visceral adipose tissue accumulation over six years
Functional Burden Ameliorated With Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Improved outcomes seen at two years for those with newborn screening coupled with access to disease-modifying therapies
Low Serum Vitamin D Tied to Age-Related Loss of Muscle Strength
Findings for both 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and insufficiency
CKD Linked to Greater Neuromuscular Fatigability
Only peak force fatigability, but not peak rate of force development, contributed to fatigue variance
IV Immune Globulin Bests Placebo for Dermatomyositis
More adults receiving IVIG versus placebo had Total Improvement Score of at least 20 at 16 weeks
