Sarcopenia and frailty are geriatric syndromes characterized by multisystem decline, which
are related to and reflected by markers of skeletal muscle dysfunction. In older people …

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for muscle weakness in adults with advanced disease -
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Background Age-related loss of muscle, sarcopenia, is recognised as a clinical syndrome
with multiple contributing factors. International European Working Group on Sarcopenia in …

Background Frailty is an important clinical syndrome that is consistently associated with
adverse outcomes in older people. The relevance of frailty to chronic respiratory disease …

Among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), those with the lowest
maximal inspiratory pressures experience greater breathing discomfort (dyspnea) during …

The vicious circle of dyspnoea–inactivity has been proposed, but never validated
empirically, to explain the clinical course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Background Various criteria have been used so far for the diagnosis of malnutrition or
sarcopenia in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by inflammatory injury to
the intrathoracic airways, lung parenchyma, and pulmonary vasculature in highly variable …

The main complaint of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
shortness of breath with exercise, that is usually progressive. The principal mechanism that …

Background The strong link between reduced muscle mass and morbidity and mortality
highlights the urgent need for simple techniques that can monitor change in skeletal muscle …