Читать книгу Anti-Aging Therapeutics Volume XIV - A4M American Academy - Страница 78

The USA spends $15 billion a year to treat patients with hip fractures. Aging joints or disuses atrophy puts older patients at a greater risk of hip, knee or shoulder damage or surgery. Deaths associated with hip fracture are as high as 36% of those older than 85, and nearly 20% of those over 65. Electrical muscle stimulation using low amperage .1 to 4 amps (current, amount of electrons moving in a circuit), high voltage 100-400 volts (measure how much force those electrons are under) can serve as an effective therapeutic measure to reduce edema associated with traumatic injury, poor nerve conduction and improved bone healing rate. Once function is restored, a return to activity emphasizing exercise the largest muscle groups (legs, hips and back) by running mixed in with brief walks or dance with brief rest, for at least 15 to 60 minutes a day to efficiently burn off fat storage. High intensity exercises done in intervals of running, sprinting or rebounding mixed in with walking and pyramid fashion of progressive weight lifting. Vertical lifts done on a trampoline or a whole body vibration unit builds muscle and burns fat in greater quantities throughout the day versus cardio training done at a slower pace at equal time.