healthUpdated: Dec 26, 2020, 17:45 ISTNew research suggests that older adults about to undergo elective surgery should undertake a sustained program of targeted exercise beforehand to counteract the muscle-wasting effects of bed rest. In the study, the researchers asked a group of older adults to perform four sessions of weight lifting exercise over one week. The researchers recommend that one approach to protect older muscle from wasting during hospitalisation is to perform longer-term strength exercise prehabilitation beforehand. “This muscle loss may be extremely hard to recover from and can lead to long-term health and disease complications,” added Breen. In the same was as an athlete would train before a race or a competition, exercise training before hospitalisation is likely to be highly beneficial to older adults undergoing elective surgeries,” He said.

Source: Hindustan Times December 26, 2020 12:15 UTC