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Musculoskeletal diseases in old age - diagnostics and possibilities of their prevention

Class at Faculty of Physical Education and Sport |
PDSK096

Syllabus

Definition of aging

Risk factors of aging, prevention

Diseases of the movement system - symptoms, diagnostics, therapy

Annotation

Diseases of the locomotive system such as sarcopenia or dynapenia pose a considerable risk of loss self-sufficiency for the elderly. An important problem associated with these diseases is then the cost of care seniors who suffer from them. At present, these costs are considerable and can be expected to increase with respect to.

The fact that the aging of the human population, especially in developed countries, is considered a phenomenon of today. For this reason, early diagnosis and prevention of these diseases is a major challenge for the scientific community worldwide.