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<p>Safety of a Combined WB-EMS and High-Protein Diet Intervention in Sarcopenic Obese Elderly Men</p>
Author(s) -
Wolfgang Kemmler,
Simon von Stengel,
Matthias Kohl,
Nicolas Rohleder,
Thomas Bertsch,
Cornel Sieber,
Ellen Freiberger,
Robert Kob
Publication year - 2020
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.s248868
Subject(s) - medicine , creatine kinase , sarcopenia , rhabdomyolysis , troponin , anabolism , troponin t , creatine , myocardial infarction
Whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) especially in combination with a high-protein supplementation has been established as an efficient treatment against sarcopenia. However, there are several case reports of rhabdomyolysis after WB-EMS application. Thus, we asked if this training could potentially lead to deteriorations of the cardiac as well as the renal function.

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