Health Sciences 2711A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Special One, Tinnitus, Ejaculation
28 Apr 2019
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Week 4 wednesday january 30rd 2018 models of successful aging. Adl, ability to perform various tasks, telephone-based cognitive assessment: what"s missing? (exam question, mental health, culture, very individual viewpoint. Doesn"t take into account ses: who model of active aging, includes, sdh, the environment, personal and individual determinants, economic context. Important to understand what changes are age-associated and what might be treatable: affects how doctors do research, affects the practice of doctors, false diagnosis of just aging . Height: we become shorter with age; why, cumulative effects of gravity on the spine (esp. discs) (gradual, musculoskeletal changes, loss of bone material in vertebrae weakening of vertebrae spine collapses and shortens, osteoporosis, poor posture. Isometric versus isotonic contractions: energy requirements (from most energy to least, concentric. Isometric : eccentric , no major age-related changes in the upper body strength. Reduction in bone strength and mass makes bone more susceptible to fractures: susceptible to fractures especially older women.
