Importance of muscle strength

Healthy adults can lose up to 8% of muscle each decade after the age of 40 while the rate increases to 15% when they are 70-years-old. University of Malaya Medical Centre Geriatric Unit head and consultant geriatrician Prof Dr Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman delivered a talk entitled “The Importance of Muscle Strength As You Age” at Menara Star recently. She also touched on muscle recovery and highlighted that even if a person suffered from stroke, muscle could still recover.