Osteopenia

S4E16: Osteosarcopenia: Beyond Age-Related Muscle & Bone Loss w/ Dr. Ben Kirk, PhD

Season 4, Episode 16

Dr. Marc Bubbs interviews musculoskeletal expert Dr. Ben Kirk, PhD whose area of interest includes age-related declines in muscle and bone.

SUMMARY of EPISODE

3:45 – Ben’s background in nutrition and research

5:35 – The connection between osteopenia and osteopororis

7:45 – Risk factors for osteosarcopenia

15:30 – Cross-talk between muscle and bone cells

18:00 – Screening tools for clinicians to assess for osteosarcopenia

24:00 – Nutritional interventions for osteosarcopenia

32:00 – Creatine + resistance exercise for sarcopenia and osteoporosis

34:10 – Muscle weakness, falls, fractures and consequences for quality of life

39:40 – The evolution of research in osteosarcopenia

  

About Dr. Ben Kirk, PhD  

Dr Ben Kirk Ph.D is a Research Fellow at the Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science where he is part of the Geroscience & Osteosarcopenia Research Group. He also holds an honorary research appointment at Western Health-Sunshine Hospital, Division of Subacute and Aged care. Dr Kirk's research focuses on identifying the risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatments for sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass and function) and osteosarcopenia (loss of bone density and muscle mass and function) to avert falls and fractures in older adults and geriatric patients.

@DrBenKirk

  

Research Papers

Osteosarcopenia: beyond age-related muscle and bone loss

Muscle, Bone, and Fat Crosstalk: the Biological Role of Myokines, Osteokines, and Adipokines

A clinical guide to the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of osteosarcopenia

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