Year: 2019
Type: review
Abstract: Healthy aging is defined as the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age. Healthy aging is dependent upon intrinsic capacity, a composite of physical and mental capacities, and the environment an individual inhabits and their interactions with it. Maintenance of musculoskeletal health during aging is a key determinant of functional ability. Sarcopenia, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, are a triad of musculoskeletal diseases of aging that are major contributors to the global burden of disease and disability worldwide. The prevention and management of these disorders is of increasing importance with pressure mounting from the aging population. In a new initiative, the Chinese Medical Association, Chinese Society of Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Research, and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases jointly organized a symposium to discuss current practices and policies in the management of musculoskeletal aging. The meeting allowed experts from Europe and China to share their experience and recommendations for the management of these three major diseases. Discussing and analyzing similarities and differences in their practice should lead, through a mutual enrichment of knowledge, to better management of these diseases, in order to preserve intrinsic capacity and retard the age-related degradation of physical ability. In future, it is hoped that sharing of knowledge and best practice will advance global strategies to reduce the burden of musculoskeletal disease and promote healthy aging tailored to meet the individual patient's needs.
Institutions: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, University of Liège, Southampton General Hospital, University of Oxford, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, University of Geneva, University Hospital of Geneva, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, World Health Organization, Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Australian Catholic University, University of Sheffield, Fudan University, Huadong Hospital, King Saud University
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,140
Funders: Amgen, Eli Lilly and Company, Pfizer, World Health Organization, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Danone, Radius Health, Mylan, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, Socialdepartementet, Servier, French Dairy Interbranch Organization, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Medical Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W2965074781