| Theme | The multifaced role of bone for multisystem illness | |
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| Title | Bone and muscle health | |
| Publish Date | 2014/04 | |
| Author | Sumito Ogawa | Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo |
| [ Summary ] | In order to sustain functional activities in the elderly, promotion of muscloskeletal maintenance is important in terms of successful aging and healthy longevity. Reduction in the number of falls and fall-related injuries as well as treatment of osteoporosis is necessary to maintain activities associated with daily life. Recent findings reveal a possibility that there is a relationship between bone metabolism and the properties of skeletal muscles, represented by a pathophysiological linkage between osteoporosis and sarcopenia. | |