Ben Kirk

A clinical guide to the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of osteosarcopenia

B Kirk, S Miller, J Zanker, G Duque

Journal article  |  2020  |  Maturitas

Osteosarcopenia: beyond age-related muscle and bone loss.

Gabriela Fagundes Belchior, Ben Kirk, Evela Aparecida Pereira da Silva, Gustavo Duque

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Geriatric Medicine

PURPOSE: Osteosarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome characterized by declines in bone density and microarchitecture and muscle mass a..

The diagnostic value of the Short Physical Performance Battery for sarcopenia.

Steven Phu, Ben Kirk, Ebrahim Bani Hassan, Sara Vogrin, Jesse Zanker, Solange Bernardo, Gustavo Duque

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Geriatrics

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is defined as the age-related loss of muscle mass, strength, and physical performance. The original Europea..

Fall Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Ben Kirk, Felipe Salech, Gustavo Duque

Journal article  |  2020  |  New England Journal of Medicine

Muscle, Bone, and Fat Crosstalk: the Biological Role of Myokines, Osteokines, and Adipokines

Ben Kirk, Jack Feehan, Giovanni Lombardi, Gustavo Duque

Journal article  |  2020  |  Current Osteoporosis Reports

Associations between osteoporosis, the severity of sarcopenia and fragility fractures in community-dwelling older adults

Ben Kirk, Steven Phu, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Ebrahim Bani Hassan, Gustavo Duque

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Geriatric Medicine

PURPOSE: To investigate the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and the severity of sarcopenia using the revised Europe..

Osteosarcopenia: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment-facts and numbers

Ben Kirk, Jesse Zanker, Gustavo Duque

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle

BACKGROUND: Osteosarcopenia, the presence of osteopenia/osteoporosis and sarcopenia, is an emerging geriatric giant, which poses a..

The Joint Occurrence of Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia (Osteosarcopenia): Definitions and Characteristics

Walter Sepulveda-Loyola, Steven Phu, Ebrahim Bani Hassan, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Jesse Zanker, Sara Vogrin, Romy Conzade, Ben Kirk, Ahmed Al Saedi, Vanessa Probst, Gustavo Duque

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

OBJECTIVES: We sought to examine the associations of osteosarcopenia with physical performance, balance, and falls and fractures i..

Effects of exercise and whey protein on muscle mass, fat mass, myoelectrical muscle fatigue and health-related quality of life in older adults: a secondary analysis of the Liverpool Hope University-Sarcopenia Ageing Trial (LHU-SAT)

Ben Kirk, Kate Mooney, Rosanna Cousins, Peter Angell, Matthew Jackson, Jamie N Pugh, Ginny Coyles, Farzad Amirabdollahian, Omid Khaiyat

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Journal of Applied Physiology

PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of exercise in combination with, or without, a leucine-enriched whey protein supplement on mus..

Effect of Denosumab on Falls, Muscle Strength, and Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Steven Phu, Ebrahim Bani Hassan, Sara Vogrin, Ben Kirk, Gustavo Duque

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Effect of denosumab on falls, muscle strength and function in community dwelling older adults

Steven Phu, Ebrahim Bani Hassan, Sara Vogrin, Ahmed Al Saedi, Gustavo Duque, Ben Kirk

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH

Effect of denosumab on falls, muscle strength and function in community dwelling older adults

Steven Phu, Ebrahim Bani Hassan, Sara Vogrin, Ahmed Al Saedi, Gustavo Duque, Ben Kirk

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH

Osteosarcopenia: A case of geroscience.

Ben Kirk, Ahmed Al Saedi, Gustavo Duque

Journal article  |  2019  |  AGING MEDICINE

Many older persons lose their mobility and independence due to multiple diseases occurring simultaneously. Geroscience is aimed at..

Four weeks of probiotic supplementation reduces GI symptoms during a marathon race

Jamie N Pugh, Andy S Sparks, Dominic A Doran, Simon C Fleming, Carl Langan-Evans, Ben Kirk, Robert Fearn, James P Morton, Graeme L Close

Journal article  |  2019  |  European Journal of Applied Physiology

Exercise and Dietary-Protein as a Countermeasure to Skeletal Muscle Weakness: Liverpool Hope University - Sarcopenia Aging Trial (LHU-SAT)

Ben Kirk, Kate Mooney, Farzad Amirabdollahian, Omid Khaiyat

Journal article  |  2019  |  Frontiers in Physiology

Aging muscle and sarcopenia

B Kirk, S Phu, DA Debruin, A Hayes, G Duque

Book Chapter  |  2019

Effects of protein supplementation alone and in combination with exercise on cardiometabolic health markers in older adults

K Mooney, B Kirk, O Khaiyat, F Amirabdollahian

Journal article  |  2019  |  Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Postural instability-balance, posture and gait

S Phu, B Kirk, G Duque

Book Chapter  |  2019

Concussion in University Level Sport: Knowledge and Awareness of Athletes and Coaches

Ben Kirk, Jamie N Pugh, Rosanna Cousins, Shaun M Phillips

Journal article  |  2018  |  Sports

Prevalence, Severity and Potential Nutritional Causes of Gastrointestinal Symptoms during a Marathon in Recreational Runners

Jamie N Pugh, Ben Kirk, Robert Fearn, James P Morton, Graeme L Close

Journal article  |  2018  |  Nutrients

A2 Milk Enhances Dynamic Muscle Function Following Repeated Sprint Exercise, a Possible Ergogenic Aid for A1-Protein Intolerant Athletes?

Ben Kirk, Jade Mitchell, Matthew Jackson, Farzad Amirabdollahian, Omid Alizadehkhaiyat, Tom Clifford

Journal article  |  2017  |  Nutrients