Systems Physiological changes in the elderly after surgery/immobility and under rehabilitation Clinical changes Cardiovascular system ↓ Heart rate reached ↓ Heart’s contractility ↑ Cardiac workload ↑ Blood pressure – Orthostatic…
Decrease muscle mass (mainly measured by DXA or BIA) Plus Decreased gait speed (0.8 m/s) and/or decreased handgrip strength An upcoming clinical challenge is the fast growing overweight or obese…
Training time (months) Functional class Stimulation parameters Training parameters 3–4 I or II 120 ms ID/500 ms IP; 5 s SD/2 s SP 40 ms ID/10 ms IP; 3 s…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Stefano Masiero and Ugo Carraro (eds.)Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly PatientsPractical Issues in Geriatricshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57406-6_17 17. Taking Charge of the Lower Limb Amputee Patient: Evaluation Measures, Scales, and the Clinical Approach Marco Traballesi1 ,…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Stefano Masiero and Ugo Carraro (eds.)Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly PatientsPractical Issues in Geriatricshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57406-6_15 15. Thermal Rehabilitation of Geriatric Patients C. Crotti1 and U. Solimene2 (1) Center for Traditional & Complementary Medicine, Milan…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Stefano Masiero and Ugo Carraro (eds.)Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly PatientsPractical Issues in Geriatricshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57406-6_12 12. The Contribution of Occupational Therapy: A Profession in Support of the Elderly Mary Ardia1, 2 , Yann Bertholom3, 4,…
Fig. 2.1 Anatomic parts of the neuron and their function Most neurons send signals via their axons, although some of them are capable of dendrite-to-dendrite communication. 2.2.2 Basic Physiology The…
Aerobic/endurance Resistance/strength Skeletal muscle morphological and physiological adaptations Muscle hypertrophy ≅ ↑↑↑ Muscle CSA ≅↑ ↑↑↑ Myofibrillar protein synthesis ≅↑ ↑↑↑ Mitochondrial protein synthesis ↑↑ ↑ Capillarization ↑↑ ↑…
Fig. 3.1 Age-related changes in body composition and energy metabolism 3.2 Body Composition and Aging Physiological changes in body composition may influence physical performance in older age. Lean mass, and…
Cardiovascular system Increased resting heart rate Venous thrombosis Early increased cardiac stroke Respiratory system Reduced tidal volume Potential permanent restrictive pulmonary disease due to fixed contractures of the costovertebral joints…
