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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
The Musculoskeletal System: the Science of Staying Active into Old Age
The University of Sheffield and University of Liverpool
This free online course, presented by the MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated research into Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA), demystified the ageing process by demonstrating how everyday behaviours and choices affect long-term musculoskeletal health.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Professor Malcolm Jackson
MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated research into Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA)
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify the key components of the musculoskeletal system and explain how they fit together
- Provide an explanation as to how ageing affects the musculoskeletal system
- List common age-related problems of the musculoskeletal system
- Discuss the impacts of musculoskeletal ageing on society and quality of life
- Explore the impact of physical activity on bones, muscles and joints and what this means to everyday life
- Explore the impact of physical inactivity on bones, muscles and joints and what this means to everyday life
- Explore through case studies why clinical care teams make decisions about physical activity as they do
- List the most important nutritional factors required for a healthy musculoskeletal system and identify good dietary and other sources of essential nutrients;
- Discuss how ageing and other factors affect nutritional needs and dietary habits for the musculoskeletal system;
- Understand and discuss how scientists and health professionals determine dietary requirements;
- Discuss the impacts of musculoskeletal ageing on society and quality of life
Syllabus
In this course we looked at three key questions:
- What is musculoskeletal health?
- How can exercise benefit the musculoskeletal system?
- How can diet benefit the musculoskeletal system?
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Issued on 20th October 2016
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