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Do I have sarcopenia?
Physiotherapist can help to confirm
Physiotherapist can help to revert sarcopenia
Self assessment
Score ≥4 – high chance for sarcopenia, should carry out further assessment.
1st step
- SARC-F questionnaire
Component | Question | Scoring |
Strength | How much difficult do you have in lifting and carrying 10 pounds? | None = 0 |
Assistance in walking | How much difficult do you have walking across a room? | None = 0 |
Rise from a chair | How much difficult do you have transferring from a chair or bed? | None = 0 |
Climb stairs
| How much difficult do you have climbing a flight of 10 stairs? | None = 0 Some =1 A lot or unable =2 |
Falls | How many times have you fallen in the past year? | None = 0 |
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