中藥治療肌少症病例報告

Treatment of Sarcopenia using with Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Case Report

本病例為一名86歲男性患者，因食慾不佳、食量變少、體重快速減輕、肌力變差、無力坐起及站立等症狀就醫，接受多項評估與檢查，診斷為骨鬆肌少症，在一個多月的中醫治療後，於各項肌少症的指標皆有顯著改善，恢復到原本的體重和肌力。此肌少症個案配合中藥治療恢復良好，期能提供給類似病患做為中西醫結合醫療參考。

An 86 year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to weight loss, decreased muscle power, poor appetite and weakness. He was diagnosed as having osteosarcopenia and was treated using traditional Chinese medicine. After one month of treatment, his appetite and muscle power improved and he had regained his previous normal body weight. This case show that traditional Chinese medicine can be used successful to treat sarcopenia. Traditional Chinese medicine provides unique insights on how to effectively improve functional ability in the aged.