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Internist @BrookeArmyMed, Asst Prof @USUhealthsci, Coach @BarbellMedicine. Interests: Sarcopenia, Pain/Rehab, Lipidology, & Med-Ed. Tweets mine.
Dec 2, 2019 14 tweets 5 min read
1/14 I’ve never sent a patient to a nursing home for low aerobic endurance, but I’ve sent MANY for low physical strength.

My 1st MedEd #tweetorial pairs w/ our appearance on the @thecurbsiders podcast exploring an under-recognized and critically important problem: SARCOPENIA. 2/14 The term describes a decrease in muscle mass and muscle strength, drawing from the Greek roots sarx- (“flesh”), and -penia (“poverty”).