Patient Care for the Elderly with Post-COVID Muscle Wasting: Understanding the Slow Decline Families Often Overlook
Introduction to Post-COVID Muscle Wasting in Seniors Post-COVID muscle wasting is an alarming condition increasingly recognized among elderly patients who have survived COVID-19. Muscle wasting, also known as cachexia, refers to the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength due to various factors including prolonged inactivity, inflammation, and malnutrition. [...]