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- Title
Strategies for optimising musculoskeletal health in the 21<sup>st</sup> century.
- Authors
Lewis, Rebecca; Gómez Álvarez, Constanza B.; Rayman, Margaret; Lanham-New, Susan; Woolf, Anthony; Mobasheri, Ali
- Abstract
We live in a world with an ever-increasing ageing population. Studying healthy ageing and reducing the socioeconomic impact of age-related diseases is a key research priority for the industrialised and developing countries, along with a better mechanistic understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of ageing that occurs in a number of age-related musculoskeletal disorders. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders constitute a major cause of disability and morbidity globally and result in enormous costs for our health and social-care systems.By gaining a better understanding of healthy musculoskeletal ageing and the risk factors associated with premature ageing and senescence, we can provide better care and develop new and better-targeted therapies for common musculoskeletal disorders. This review is the outcome of a two-day multidisciplinary, international workshop sponsored by the Institute of Advanced Studies entitled "Musculoskeletal Health in the 21st Century" and held at the University of Surrey from 30th June-1st July 2015.The aim of this narrative review is to summarise current knowledge of musculoskeletal health, ageing and disease and highlight strategies for prevention and reducing the impact of common musculoskeletal diseases.
- Subjects
UNIVERSITY of Surrey; MUSCULOSKELETAL diseases in old age; PREMATURE aging (Medicine); AGE factors in disease; TYPE 2 diabetes; POPULATION aging
- Publication
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019, Vol 20, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2474
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12891-019-2510-7