▁cost ▁effective ▁and ▁has ▁good ▁predict ive ▁power , ▁although ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁provide ▁compreh ensive ▁information . ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁screen ing ▁tools ▁for ▁s arc open ia ▁that ▁assess ▁patient ▁reported ▁difficulty ▁in ▁doing ▁daily ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁walking , ▁clim bing ▁st airs ▁or ▁standing ▁from ▁a ▁chair ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁predict ▁s arc open ia ▁and ▁poor ▁functional ▁out comes . ▁ ▁Management ▁ ▁Ex erc ise ▁Ex erc ise ▁remains ▁the ▁inter vention ▁of ▁choice ▁for ▁s arc open ia , ▁but ▁translation ▁of ▁research ▁find ings ▁into ▁clin ical ▁practice ▁is ▁challeng ing . ▁The ▁type , ▁duration ▁and ▁intensity ▁of ▁exercise ▁are ▁variable ▁between ▁studies , ▁prevent ing ▁a ▁standard ized ▁exercise ▁pres cription ▁for ▁s arc open ia . ▁L ack ▁of ▁exercise ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁risk ▁factor ▁for ▁s arc open ia ▁and ▁exercise ▁can ▁dram atically ▁slow ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁mus cle ▁loss . ▁Ex erc ise ▁can ▁be ▁an ▁effective ▁inter vention ▁because ▁ag ing ▁ske let al ▁mus cle ▁retain s ▁ability ▁to ▁synth es ize ▁prote ins ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁short - term ▁resistance ▁exercise . ▁Progress ive ▁resistance ▁training ▁in ▁older ▁adult s ▁can ▁improve ▁physical ▁performance ▁( g ait ▁speed ) ▁and ▁mus cular ▁strength . ▁ ▁Medic ation ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁are ▁no ▁approved ▁medic ations ▁for ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁s arc open ia . ▁Test oster one ▁or ▁other ▁an abol ic ▁ster oid s ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁investig ated ▁for ▁treatment ▁of ▁s