Preventing Sarcopenia

Course overview

What exactly IS Sarcopenia?? The quick and simple definition is: the gradual decline of muscle tissue with age. This course will help you understand "who" sarcopenia affects. You will become familiar with methods of testing patients and be able to identify risk factors for developing muscle atrophy. Then there is the age-old therapy question of "What's the best way to treat Sarcopenia?" Let Dr. John Jowers, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS, help you utilize evidence-based methods to make therapeutic interventions in the most effective way possible. This course covers: -Defining Sarcopenia -The prevalence and the problem -Evaluation -Treatment and prevention -Much more!