The evaluation of changes in muscle strength in elderly patients with premature aging

• Published in: Medicinskij vestnik Ûga Rossii Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 59 - 64
• Main Authors: Pavlova, Tatyana V., Proshchayev, Kirill I., Satarinova, Elmira E., Pilkevich, Natalia B., Pavlova, Lyubov A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: State Budget Educational Institute of Higher Professional Education, Rostov State Medical University, Ministry Health of Russian Federation 02.04.2019
• Subjects: carpal dynamometry; elderly age; muscular system; sarcopenia
• ISSN: 2219-8075; 2618-7876
• DOI: 10.21886/2219-8075-2019-10-1-59-64

Purpose: to evaluate changes in muscle strength in elderly patients with signs of premature aging. Materials and methods: the study included 1080 people: 540 aged 44 to 54 years (mean age 49.1±2.2) and 540 at the age of 55 to 64 years (mean age 57.2±2.4). All patients, depending on the proposed variant of nutritional support and physical activity, were divided into three groups: the 1st (standard recommendations), the 2nd (standard recommendations, Scandinavian walking and daily walks for at least 30 minutes), the 3rd (standard recommendations, Scandinavian walking, daily walks for at least 30 minutes and nutritional support). Results: it was found that in the group of men and women aged 55-64 years, where nutritional support and physical activity were applied, the dosage indicators for the total carpal dynamometry were lower, but lower than in the same group aged 45-54, which is due to decrease in the index of car dynamometry with age. Conclusion: for the prevention of sarcopenic agerelated changes, it is possible to recommend a credibly eff ective system of nutritional support and motor training, for both men and women.