Dr. Rishi Chadha, MD is a board‑certified gastroenterologist who specializes in preventive gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screening, and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures. He completed his fellowship at Sunrise Health GME in Las Vegas and previously trained in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Connecticut.
Muscle loss or sarcopenia is the process of your muscles becoming weaker and smaller. This often happens with age. Muscle is lost easily on the body after 50 years. Even active cities such as Houston do not escape weak people.
Brain health can also be associated with muscle loss. It can seem together with the memory issues or the symptoms of dementia in some older adults.
He examines your day to day activities, exercise program, diet, and the history of your health conditions.
Dr. Chadha measures the grip strength and analyses muscle size and performance.
We test vitamin D levels, hormone tests and other important nutritional indicators.
The DEXA scan becomes available at the point when it is necessary to determine the muscles mass in comparison with fat.
Dr. Rishi Chadha, MD is a board‑certified gastroenterologist who specializes in preventive gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screening, and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures. He completed his fellowship at Sunrise Health GME in Las Vegas and previously trained in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Connecticut.
All causes of sarcopenia include aging, low protein consumption, lack of physical activities, and hormonal alterations.
Yes. Certain problems in the brain such as early dementia may result to weakness, lack of balance and decreased muscle bulk.
Seek less strength, reduced level of walking speed, frequent falls, and lapses in memory.
Vitamin D and enough calcium and protein helps to maintain the bodily muscles as well as the bones.
Yes. Light weights/resistance bands- and balance exercises (do regularly) balance exercises are used to maintain muscle mass.
He reviews the past and your daily routine, assesses grip strength and muscle mass, requests blood tests and might order a DEXA scan.
Numerous schemes encompass the tests and treatments. In our team, we will help you in checking your benefits.
Most patients can also experience improvements in 6-8 weeks with regular eating, exercises and therapy.
No. Muscle loss therapy is non-surgery based on nutrition, exercise and supplements and low interventions.
Lifestyle therapies and changed lifestyles at an early age have the ability to improve cognitive abilities and health of muscle.
