Need help getting out of a chair? It could be an early sign of frailty

Geriatric doctors from Changi General Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, with speakers from the Health Promotion Board and the Agency for Integrated Care, said at a Straits Times roundtable that difficulty getting up from a chair can be an early sign of muscle loss and frailty, which can often be reversed if caught early. The report notes that sarcopenia affects a third of Singaporeans aged 60 and above, and that only 36.8% of people aged 60 to 74 do muscle-strengthening exercise twice a week.

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