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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 44-46Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.10.003
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Physical exercise; resistance training; elderly; sarcopenia
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High-speed resistance training (HSRT) is recommended as a possible strategy to manage frailty in older adults, but there is a lack of investigations to support this hypothesis. Frailty is prevalent in nursing home residents, and understanding if HSRT might contribute to frail patients' care is an urgent issue. Reduced joint flexibility and cognitive resiliency in frail older adults living in long-term institutions may hinder the efficiency and feasibility of HSRT.
High-speed resistance training (HSRT) has been strongly recommended by experts in the field as a possible strategy to manage frailty in older adults; however, investigations to support this hypothesis are still lacking. Frailty is highly prevalent in nursing home residents and understanding if HSRT might contribute to frail patients' care is an urgent issue. Notably, frail older adults who live in long-term institutions commonly present reduced joint flexibility and cognitive resiliency. These characteristics might reduce the efficiency and feasibility of HSRT in frail nursing home residents. In the present, an evidence-based discussion about this topic is offered. (C) 2021 AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
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