Traditional Chinese Medicine and Sarcopenia: A Systematic Review

Guo C, Ma Y, Liu S, Zhu R, Xu X, Li Z, Fang L · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience · 2022 May 13

DOI 10.3389/fnagi.2022.872233

Objective

This systematic review analyzes the current evidence for the effect of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) on sarcopenia.

Conclusions

This systematic review showed that traditional Chinese Qigong exercises and Chinese herbal medicine have a positive and important effect on physical performance and muscle strength in older adults with sarcopenia.

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