Frailty: Hope is NOT a Strategy (Empowering Change With 1 Simple Tool)

Frailty: Hope is NOT a Strategy (Empowering Change With 1 Simple Tool)

🚨 Frailty: Hope is NOT a Strategy 🚨

@jmusgravept shares the importance of evidence-supported screening & interventions to fight physical frailty in older adults. Hope without a strategy is an empty promise.

Did you know that 80% of older adults are either frail or pre-frail? This can lead to falls, hospital visits, and loss of independence. But there's good news—you CAN make a difference! 💪
Use the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) to quickly identify frailty in under 5 minutes. With a score of <10, you know it's time to act.

The solution? Progressive Resistance Training (PRT) with functional, real-life movements. Pair it with efficient techniques like rEMOM (Reps Every Minute on the Minute) for sessions as short as 10-15 minutes, 2x/week.

📏 Measure. 💪 Intervene. 🌟 Empower.

💬 Share your experience using the SPPB or rEMOM in the comments!

➡️ Links in bio for research, the SPPB guide, and calculator app.

Frailty Stat: doi: 10.2147/CIA.S139860
How to do SPPB : https://www.sralab.org/rehabilitation-measures/short-physical-performance-battery
SPPB correlation to frailty status: 10.1093/gerona/glab087
SPPB Calculator: IOS : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sppb-calcualtor/id1046391074
Progressive full body Resistance training for frailty: doi: 10.1159/000382065

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