GLP-1 Related Medications: Implications for Muscle Health, Strength, and Function
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GLP-1 Related Medications: Implications for Muscle Health, Strength, and Function

Tue, Jan 12th, 2027
8:00pm – 10:00pm US Eastern Time
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About the Event

In this live interactive webinar, healthcare professionals will explore GLP-1–related medications used for weight management and their implications for muscle health, strength, and physical function. Participants will review FDA-approved medication options, general physiological effects, common adverse effects, precautions, and contraindications. Current evidence on body composition changes will be explored, with attention to distinguishing changes in lean body mass from changes in skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function. Practical considerations for screening, exercise programming, nutritional referral, and interdisciplinary collaboration will emphasize the healthcare professional’s role in supporting muscle health and providing safe, effective, patient-centered rehabilitation.

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This live online event will be held as a Zoom Webinar. Attendees will have the option to interact through features such as the Chat and Q&A, but cameras and microphones will not be enabled.

Live Event Instructor

Scott Cheatham

Scott Cheatham

Dr. Scott W. Cheatham Ph.D., DPT, ATC, CSCS is a tenured Full Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Kinesiology at CSU Dominguez Hills. He is also an active researcher and expert consultant. Dr. Cheatham has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, textbook chapters, conference presentations, and continuing education courses in sports medicine, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and performance training. He serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Fitness, Wellness, and Human Performance and consults for leading organizations including the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Dr. Scott is a practicing physical therapist with specialties in sports and orthopedics.

Target Audience

This live interactive is intended for Physical Health professionals, including physical therapists and occupational therapies. It is appropriate for intermediate levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Define GLP-1–related medications and identify FDA-approved options used for weight management.
  2. 2 Describe the general physiological effects of GLP-1–related medications relevant to weight management and rehabilitation.
  3. 3 Identify common adverse effects, precautions, and contraindications associated with these medications including muscle health.
  4. 4 Describe strategies within the healthcare professional’s scope of practice to support muscle health and safe rehabilitation, including screening, individualized exercise programming, nutritional referral, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Beaudart, C., Malréchauffé, Y., van Heden, S., Sanchez-Rodriguez, D., Scheen, A., Bruyère, O., Mobasheri, A., Duque, G., Rizzoli, R., Reginster, J.-Y., & Thiyagarajan, J. A. (2026). GLP-1 receptor agonists and musculoskeletal outcomes: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Drugs, 86(10), 1661–1691. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40265-026-02365-3

Chu, J., Zhang, H., Wu, Y., Huang, Y., Zhu, T., Zhou, Z., & Wang, H. (2025). Efficacy of lifestyle modification combined with GLP-1 receptor agonists on body weight and cardiometabolic biomarkers in individuals with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. eClinicalMedicine, 88, Article 103464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103464

de Paulo, R. S., Bonifácio, D. B., de Carvalho, M. H. L., & Bressan, J. (2026). Dietary strategies and nutritional management in patients receiving GLP-1 and dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonists as adjuncts to lifestyle interventions: A systematic review of randomised clinical trials. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 28(7), 5492–5507. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.70779

Soliman, A. T., Alyafei, F., Khalil, A., Kardousha, A. T., Ahmed, S., Alaaraj, N., & Hamed, N. (2026). GLP-1 receptor agonists in pediatric obesity and diabetes: A systematic review of efficacy, metabolic effects, and safety. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 238, Article 113400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113400

Woźniak, M., Tarcz, Z., Pyczek, G., Bogacka, J., Diniejko, A., Kuryłowicz, A., Mamcarz, A., & Śliż, D. (2026). The impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists on body composition in individuals with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 15(17), Article 6818. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15176818

 

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Event Agenda

Agenda times are listed in US Eastern Time. That is 3 hours later than US Pacific Time. The event starts at 5:00pm US Pacific Time.

8:00–8:15pm: Background and review of learning outcomes

8:15–8:30pm: GLP-1 medications and FDA-approved types

8:30–9:05pm: Physiological effects of GLP-1–related medications

9:05–9:20pm: Common adverse effects, precautions, contraindications, and muscle health

9:20–9:40pm: GLP-1 medications and rehabilitation

9:40–9:55pm: The rehab therapist’s role and GLP-1 medications

9:55–10:00pm: Summary and Q&A

All times are EST.

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