Department Family: Immune, Musculoskeletal & Regenerative Medicine
Sarcopenia, tendon and joint degeneration, and age-related loss of strength and mobility.
Assessment is functional — strength, gait speed, balance, and performance — rather than based on mass alone, because muscle mass and muscle function separate with age and separate again under treatment. Several pharmacological programmes in this area have produced increases in lean mass with no improvement in what patients could do, which is a negative result reported in flattering units. The investigational work targets the neuromuscular junction and the regulatory brakes on muscle maintenance rather than bulk as an end in itself.
Scope of Practice & Delivery Modalities
Clinical Procedures & Intervention Protocols
Refer a Patient or Initiate Clinical Candidacy Assessment
Referring clinicians and patients can submit clinical records, diagnostic imaging, and pathology for multidisciplinary evaluation by Musculoskeletal Medicine faculty.