Sarcopenia, which is a progressive loss in muscle function and mass, significantly aggravates the quality of life of the elderly. Traditional face-to-face rehabilitation is of limited accessibility with poor compliance. The purpose of this article is to discuss the application of telemedicine among exercise interventions for sarcopenia, emphasizing its technical architectures, effectiveness, and issues. This article applied literature review, content analysis, and inductive summary methods to combine research progress regarding remote monitoring of exercise therapy in treating sarcopenia among older adults. Utilizing keywords such as "sarcopenia," "exercise prescription," "remote monitoring," and "aging," literature was retrieved, analyzed, and summarized by means of Chinese and foreign databases, including CNKI, Web of Science, and PubMed. Telemedicine, facilitated by internet-based platforms (e.g., mobile applications, video conferencing, and smart devices), enables comprehensive investigation and diagnosis of sarcopenia patients and customized exercise prescriptions and real-time feedback adjustments. The core remote exercise intervention protocol involves multimodal interventions, with resistance training as the primary component, supplemented by balance training, aerobic exercise, whole-body vibration training (WBVT), and traditional exercises such as Tai Chi and Baduanjin. This approach reflects considerable clinical effectiveness in enhancing musculature functioning (e.g., grip force and gait speed), reducing healthcare costs, and bettering quality of life through a systematic monitoring plan that reduces the dangers of exercise-linked injury. Digital platforms enable enhanced therapeutic compliance via machine-based reminders and personalized feedback tools, employing data-based algorithms to optimize intervention parameters. Technical difficulties still exist with older populations, particularly regarding smart device operation ability and robustness in remote data collection precision. Subsequent studies must address these implementation concerns with a view to determining the long-term viability of telemedicine-based sarcopenia care models. Telemedicine provides scalable solutions to managing sarcopenia, particularly treatment compliance and access. However, challenges such as barriers to using devices for older patients and remote muscle mass evaluation need to be addressed. This paper further explores how telemedicine technologies could be combined with conventional training protocols, focusing on precision challenges, including data calibration and subtype management, especially sarcopenic obesity. Future activities should integrate personalized prescriptions and guarantee their efficacy in the different subtypes. Multidisciplinary collaboration and technological optimization will enhance the role of remote healthcare in comprehensive sarcopenia management.
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