title: [Influence of skeletal muscles on the risk of falling in old age].
abstract: Falls in older adults are a major public health problem, affecting 1 in 3 persons aged 65 and over at least once a year. Consequences of falling include death, injuries, fear of falling, and subsequent loss of independence. The age-related loss of muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) as well as muscle strength are markers of the frailty syndrome. In addition, they are associated with physical function and are a risk factor for falling. Older adults should be screened for falls at least annually. If evaluated as at-risk, a comprehensive falls assessment should be conducted to determine an individual's risk profile. Physical exercise with balance and strength training play a key role in the prevention and management of functional decline and fall risk. Multifactorial interventions are indicated in at-risk individuals. In sarcopenic individuals, sufficient intake of protein must be taken into account and supplementation in combination with exercise appears to be useful.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biomedizin des Alterns, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Kobergerstr. 60, 90408, Nürnberg, Deutschland. daniel.schoene@fau.de.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schöne
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biomedizin des Alterns, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Kobergerstr. 60, 90408, Nürnberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Freiberger
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biomedizin des Alterns, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Kobergerstr. 60, 90408, Nürnberg, Deutschland.|Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Geriatrie, Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg, Regensburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Sieber
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D015444:Exercise; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D053580:Muscle Strength; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D055948:Sarcopenia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Accidental falls; Aged; Muscle strength; Muscles, function; Sarcopenia