Background Much interest has been focused on interventions for treating sarcopenia;
however, the effects have gained little evidence. Objective To analyze the effectiveness of …

One of the many threats to independent life is the age-related loss of muscle mass and
muscle function commonly referred to as sarcopenia. Another important health risk in old …

Background Sarcopenia, a progressive loss of muscle mass and function with advancing
age, is a prevalent condition among older adults. As most older people are too frail to do …

Background The primary aim of this study was to determine the effect of 12 months of whole-
body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) exercise on appendicular muscle mass and …

Osteosarcopenic obesity syndrome (OSO) has recently been identified as a condition
encompassing osteopenia/osteoporosis, sarcopenia and obesity. OSO is especially …

Background Whole-body electrical myostimulation (WB-EMS) is a relatively recent training
methodology that has been extraordinarily used in recent years. However, there is a lack of …

Summary According to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP)
sarcopenia includes both a loss of muscle strength and a decline in functional quality in …

Purpose Preventive or therapeutic interventions are key to maintaining independence in pre-
frail and/or frail elderly. Therefore, we investigated whether multi-component interventions …

Background. Low back pain (LBP) affects almost everyone at least once in their lifetime.
Various meta‐analyses show promising effects on pain reduction for conventional exercise …

Background According to present guidelines, active exercise is one key component in the
comprehensive treatment of nonspecific chronic back pain (NSCBP). Whole body …