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Information and links to factsheets about bone disorders, osteoporosis, muscles, joint conditions, back, prevention and management.

Exercise can prevent age-related changes to muscles, bones and joints and can reverse these changes too.

A joint is the part of the body where two or more bones meet to allow movement.

A healthy, calcium-rich diet and regular physical activity throughout life can help prevent osteoporosis.

Exercise can reduce the risk of fractures resulting from osteoporosis by both slowing the rate of bone loss, and reducing the person?s risk of falling by building muscle strength and improving balance.

Regular weight-bearing exercise and maintaining a diet rich in calcium from childhood will help reduce bone loss at menopause.

There are about 600 muscles in the human body

The adult skeleton is made up of 206 bones, which provide the structure for our bodies

The abdominal muscles support the trunk, allow movement and hold organs in place by regulating internal abdominal pressure.

Up to 25 per cent of all fractures that occur in people with osteoporosis and osteopenia, occur in men.