肌肉减少症
肌肉减少症（英語：Sarcopenia）又称肌少症，是指骨骼肌在质量（mass）、品质（quality）和强度（strength）上随着年龄或不活动产生退化性损失。此术语的英文是来自希臘語：σάρξ（肉体）和πενία（贫乏）。肌肉减少症是老化或退化过程，50岁以后每年有0.5-1％的损失。可以通过病理和行为因素如营养不足加速。肌少症是衰弱症的一个構成要素[1]。
肌少症的诊断标准有许多要件，临床上特别关注四肢骨骼肌质量（appendicular skeletal muscle mass，ASM）[2]，以其指数 ASMI（ASM/身高2）为诊断肌少症的要件之一，若个体骨骼肌质量低于健康成人平均值两个标准差以上，则要件成立；以亚洲人种来说，即男性 ASMI <7.0 kg/m2，女性 <5.4 kg/m2[3]。
治疗
运动
由于高龄且肌少症患者，除了肌肉质量与功能的减退，常并发肺活量下降、日常生活活动功能损失，因此阻力运动、有氧运动、柔软度运动三者必须兼顾；若另有易跌倒倾向，则必须加入平衡运动。
营养
增补剂
參考資料
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延伸閱讀
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