
<p>Strength training with blood flow restriction – a novel therapeutic approach for older adults with sarcopenia? A case report</p>
Author(s) -
Karynne Grutter Lopes,
Daniel Bottino,
Paulo Farinatti,
Maria das Graças Coelho de Souza,
Priscila Alves Maranhão,
Clara Maria Soares de Araujo,
Eliete Bouskela,
Roberto Alves Lourenço,
Ricardo B. Oliveira
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s206522
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , medicine , oxidative stress , cardiology , endocrinology , skeletal muscle , strength training , microcirculation , physical therapy
A 91-year-old sedentary man presenting exhaustion, lower-limb weakness, hypertension, and history of multiple falls was diagnosed with sarcopenia - appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASM) of 7.10 kg/m 2 .