Cure8 research brief
Older adults with IBD are at higher risk of functional decline; SE and PT are low-risk interventions that may help reduce frailty, sarcopenia, fatigue, joint pain, and improve postoperative recovery and quality of life.
Older adult IBD patients and caregivers; gastroenterologists and IBD care teams; physical therapists and rehabilitation specialists; patients preparing for IBD-related surgery.
This review summarizes evidence supporting complementary SE and PT for the aging IBD population and provides practical, condition-specific assessments and PT referral pathways gastroenterologists can use.
Initial studies cited suggest benefits for musculoskeletal extraintestinal manifestations (joint pain, fatigue), improvements in exercise confidence, and that multimodal prehabilitation may reduce severe postoperative complications and shorten hospital stays in older surgical patients.
Practical points: The article emphasizes integrating SE and PT into multidisciplinary IBD care and offers actionable guidance for clinicians on screening for physical-function limitations and referring to PT. SE and PT are framed as broadly safe and potentially beneficial across several domains of physical function and quality of life.
Limitations: As a narrative review/summary (abstract-level content provided here), the text synthesizes existing studies but does not present new trial data in this extract. Specific program details, effect sizes, and patient selection criteria should be reviewed in the full article and primary studies before changing care.
This entry is based on the article abstract (structured summary) and synthesizes cited evidence; readers should consult the full review and referenced primary studies for details about interventions, patient eligibility, and strength of evidence.
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