East meets West: current practices and policies in the management of musculoskeletal aging
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Weibo Xia, Cyrus Cooper, Mei Li, Ling Xu, Rene Rizzoli, Mei Zhu, Hua Lin, John Beard, Yue Ding, Wei Yu, Etienne Cavalier, Zhenlin Zhang, John Kanis, Qun Cheng, Quimei Wang and Jean-Yves Reginster. (2019). East meets West: current practices and policies in the management of musculoskeletal aging. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 31(10), pp. 1351-1373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-019-01282-8
Authors | Weibo Xia, Cyrus Cooper, Mei Li, Ling Xu, Rene Rizzoli, Mei Zhu, Hua Lin, John Beard, Yue Ding, Wei Yu, Etienne Cavalier, Zhenlin Zhang, John Kanis, Qun Cheng, Quimei Wang and Jean-Yves Reginster |
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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. |
Keywords | osteoarthritis; osteoporosis; sarcopenia; FRAX; prevention; treatment |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | Aging Clinical and Experimental Research |
Journal citation | 31 (10), pp. 1351-1373 |
Publisher | Springer-Verlag Italia Srl |
ISSN | 1594-0667 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-019-01282-8 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85072717672 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
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Deposited | 03 May 2021 |
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