Prevention and treatment of frailty in the postmenopausal woman.
Frailty is a complex subject, and all aspects of frailty are intertwined. This article identifies and discusses the individual aspects of frailty. These aspects, including sarcopenia, nutrition, obesity, relative strength, inflammatory markers, osteopenia and osteoporosis, aerobic capacity, absolute strength, balance, and prevention of frailty, must be reunited, albeit in varying combinations, if the effects of frailty on women are to be understood and treated. This article does not exhaust the topic, but covers what the authors consider to be the major issues.
Shore
Wendy S
WS
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 600 North Wolfe Street, Phipps 174, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. wshore1@jhmi.edu
DeLateur
Barbara J
BJ
D000368:Aged; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D018908:Muscle Weakness; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010641:Phenotype; D010809:Physical Fitness; D017698:Postmenopause; D004856:Postural Balance; D016387:Women's Health