Geriatric Rehabilitation

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Geriatric Rehabilitation

Fall prevention, frailty and age-related mobility.

Geriatric rehabilitation sits at the intersection of sarcopenia, frailty, multimorbidity, and cognitive decline. The track will cover EWGSOP2-aligned sarcopenia diagnosis (SARC-F, grip strength, DXA), progressive resistance training and leucine-enriched protein supplementation, and the emerging pharmacologic pipeline (myostatin inhibitors, apitegromab). Falls prevention sessions will examine the Otago and STEADI programs, multifactorial assessment, and home-modification evidence. Hip fracture rehabilitation, post-ICU syndrome in older adults, and rehabilitation considerations alongside GLP-1 agonist-induced weight loss in older patients will also be addressed, along with cognitive-motor dual-task training.

Focus areas
  • Sarcopenia diagnosis (EWGSOP2) and progressive resistance training
  • Frailty assessment: Fried phenotype, clinical frailty scale
  • Falls prevention: Otago, STEADI, multifactorial intervention
  • Hip fracture rehabilitation and orthogeriatric co-management
  • Post-ICU syndrome and ICU-acquired weakness recovery
  • Cognitive-motor dual-task training and dementia rehabilitation
  • Rehab considerations during GLP-1-induced weight loss in elders