musculoskeletal disorders
Musculoskeletal System Disorders
There are certain types of musculoskeletal disorders that can impact your life immensely. One disorder is called Muscle atrophy, which is caused by a nerve problem and muscles decrease in mass. This decrease in muscle mass can be caused by diseases that immobile people such as arthritis, osteoarthritis, and even neurological disorders like ALS multiple sclerosis. Muscle atrophy can also be a symptom of malnutrition or muscle related diseases caused by alcohol consumption. This disorder can occur in one muscle or a group of muscles and symptoms include pain and swelling.
Another musculoskeletal disorder is called Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is usually a result of aging. Because of aging, water increases in the cartilage and then protein that makes up the cartilage decreases. Cartilage then starts to degenerate causing crevasses and eventually the cartilage starts flaking away and eventually leading to total cartilage loss. Loss of the cartilage causes friction between the bones leading to pain, swelling and limited use of the joint.
Osteoporosis is a musculoskeletal disorder that decreases bone mass. This disorder can be causes by a number of things, most common is age and sex of a person. Women are more likely to have this disorder than men because women start life with less bone life, women live longer than men and when a woman reaches menopause, there is a sudden drop in estrogen and this speeds up bone loss. People with smaller bone frames are also at risk when they get older because there bone mass is already lower at an early age.
The effects of these disorders would be extremely difficult for an 84 year-old woman, especially if she were thin and small boned. These disorders would cause her joints to swell resulting in difficulty in walking and even grabbing and reaching for objects. If she were to fall, she would be at a high risk for breaking a bone and because of her age the recovery time would be long.
There are certain types of musculoskeletal disorders that can impact your life immensely. One disorder is called Muscle atrophy, which is caused by a nerve problem and muscles decrease in mass. This decrease in muscle mass can be caused by diseases that immobile people such as arthritis, osteoarthritis, and even neurological disorders like ALS multiple sclerosis. Muscle atrophy can also be a symptom of malnutrition or muscle related diseases caused by alcohol consumption. This disorder can occur in one muscle or a group of muscles and symptoms include pain and swelling.
Another musculoskeletal disorder is called Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is usually a result of aging. Because of aging, water increases in the cartilage and then protein that makes up the cartilage decreases. Cartilage then starts to degenerate causing crevasses and eventually the cartilage starts flaking away and eventually leading to total cartilage loss. Loss of the cartilage causes friction between the bones leading to pain, swelling and limited use of the joint.
Osteoporosis is a musculoskeletal disorder that decreases bone mass. This disorder can be causes by a number of things, most common is age and sex of a person. Women are more likely to have this disorder than men because women start life with less bone life, women live longer than men and when a woman reaches menopause, there is a sudden drop in estrogen and this speeds up bone loss. People with smaller bone frames are also at risk when they get older because there bone mass is already lower at an early age.
The effects of these disorders would be extremely difficult for an 84 year-old woman, especially if she were thin and small boned. These disorders would cause her joints to swell resulting in difficulty in walking and even grabbing and reaching for objects. If she were to fall, she would be at a high risk for breaking a bone and because of her age the recovery time would be long.