More research is needed to determine the precise effects of HMB on muscle strength and function in various populations.In severe cases of muscular atrophy, the use of an anabolic steroid such as methandrostenolone may be administered to patients as a potential treatment although use is limited by side effects. A novel class of drugs, called selective androgen receptor modulators, is being investigated with promising results. They would have fewer side effects, while still promoting muscle and bone tissue growth and regeneration. These effects have yet to be confirmed in larger clinical trials. Outcomes
Outcomes of muscle atrophy depend on the underlying cause and the health of the patient. Immobility or bed rest in populations predisposed to muscle atrophy, such as the elderly or those with disease states that commonly cause cachexia, can cause dramatic muscle atrophy and impact on functional outcomes. In the elderly, this often leads to decreased biological reserve and increased vulnerability to stressors known as the "frailty syndrome." Loss of lean body mass is also associated with increased risk of infection, decreased immunity, and poor wound healing. The weakness that accompanies muscle atrophy leads to higher risk of falls, fractures, physical disability, need for institutional care, reduced quality of life, increased mortality, and increased healthcare costs. Other animals
Inactivity and starvation in mammals lead to atrophy of skeletal muscle, accompanied by a smaller number and size of the muscle cells as well as lower protein content.
Amok may refer to:

Running amok, the act of behaving disruptively or uncontrollably. Film
Amok (1934 film), a French film
Amok (1944 film), a Mexican romantic drama
Amok (1983 film), a Moroccan drama

Literature
Amok (comics), an Italian comic book series
Amok (novella), by Stefan Zweig, 1922
Amok, a 1974 novel by Harry Thürk
Amok, a 2003 novel by Krystian Bala

Music
Amok (The Late B.P. Helium album), 2004
Amok (Sentenced album), 1995
Amok (Atoms for Peace album), 2013

Other uses
Steamed curry (Khmer: អាម៉ុក, amŏk), name in Cambodia for a curry steam-cooked in banana leaves
Fish amok, a Cambodian steamed fish curry
Amok (video game), a 1996 video game for the Sega Saturn
Mok language, also known as Amok
Amok (publisher), now Frémok, a Franco-Belgian comics publishing house
Amok Press, a defunct American book imprint

See also
All pages with titles beginning with Amok
All pages with titles containing Amok
"Amok Time", a 1967 episode of Star Trek: The Original Series
Amuck!, a 1972 Italian giallo film
AMOC (disambiguation)