https://drpwchen.com/en/tags/frailty/Recent content in Frailty on Po-Wei Chen, MD — Physiatrist & Builderhttps://drpwchen.com/og-default.pnghttps://drpwchen.com/og-default.pngHugoenWed, 16 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0800https://drpwchen.com/en/notes/frailty/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0800https://drpwchen.com/en/notes/frailty/If an older relative is walking slower and keeps saying they are tired, a lot of people write it off as just getting older. But physical frailty is a measurable state with clear criteria, and in its early stages it can be stopped. This post covers the five criteria for frailty, why feeling tired is the earliest and most important signal, and why exercise and deprescribing work far better than supplements.