Musculoskeletal System Paper
Musculoskeletal System
Whitney Colby
HCA/240
August 28, 2013
As one gets older there are several things that happen to the musculoskeletal system. For some, aging brings about the slowing of things. As this comes about we are more inclined to take short cuts, fewer walks, and less time at the gym. As we start to avoid favorable activities, our muscles grow weak and shrink in size. The lack of physical activity not only takes its toll on our muscles, but to our bones as well. Wolff’s law states that the bone density changes in response to the changes in the functional forces on the bone. In mature bones, the bone elements place or displace themselves, and decrease or increase their mass, in response the mechanical demands imposed on them
Whitney Colby
HCA/240
August 28, 2013
As one gets older there are several things that happen to the musculoskeletal system. For some, aging brings about the slowing of things. As this comes about we are more inclined to take short cuts, fewer walks, and less time at the gym. As we start to avoid favorable activities, our muscles grow weak and shrink in size. The lack of physical activity not only takes its toll on our muscles, but to our bones as well. Wolff’s law states that the bone density changes in response to the changes in the functional forces on the bone. In mature bones, the bone elements place or displace themselves, and decrease or increase their mass, in response the mechanical demands imposed on them