What is the term used for loss of muscle mass and what steps can be taken to help the patient prevent it?

Answer 1

Atrophy.

Excercise prevents it. Even modest resistance excercise (like weight lifting light weights.)

Electrostimulation may help some too.

Answer 2

The term is atrophy, and it can be prevented by having someone work the bedridden patient's muscle groups on a regular basis. You've heard the phrase "Use it or lose it"? This applies to your muscles as well as your brain.

Answer 3

Disuse atrophy. If you stop using a set of muscles for an extended period of time, the muscle fibers shrink. This leads to a shrinking of the muscle mass on the limb. Activity of that limb is needed to keep the muscles in a state of tetni. Once the muscle tissue loses a majority of its mass it does not recover fully.

Answer 4

Muscular atrophy occurs when there is a negative PTOR (protein turnover ratio) within the body. Meaning the body is in a protein wasting state and taking from muscle stores in place of food taken in.

Conclusion, eat more protein.

Answer 5

atrophy, this is comin from a males point of view who works out daily, all you have to do is workout at least once a week and have a daily intake of whey protein, and regular protein. and your muscle mass will increase quickly

Answer 6

Atrophy/Exercise

Couch/Weights

Bed/Sex

Car/Bike

Bed/Sex

Bed/Sex

Did I mention Atrophy?

Answer 7

muscular aptroapthy (i so spelled this wrong), to prevent muscle loss must be used to some capicaty of normal everyday functions.

Answer 8

if it is very severe it is called atrophy and healty excercise is the answer not meaning very vigorous bu even just walking

Answer 9

atrophy

keep using your muscles and it won't happen

Answer 10

atrophy?