Combined exercise and nutrition intervention for older women with spinal sarcopenia: an open-label single-arm trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Spinal sarcopenia is a multifactorial disorder associated with atrophy and fatty changes in paraspinal muscles. Interventional studies for spinal sarcopenia are limited. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a combined exercise and nutrition intervention for the treatment of spinal sarcopenia.

Methods

35 community-dwelling older women diagnosed with spinal sarcopenia in a previous cohort study were included. The 12-week combined intervention consisted of back extensor strengthening exercises and protein supplementation. The following outcomes were measured at baseline (week 0), after the intervention (week 12), and follow-up (week 24): conventional variables of sarcopenia (appendicular skeletal muscle mass, handgrip strength, 6-meter gait speed, and short physica

SUBMITTER: Kim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10236709 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature