Improving musculoskeletal health for children and young people – A 'call to action'. Issue 5 (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Foster, Helen E.; Scott, Christiaan; Tiderius, Carl J.; Dobbs, Matthew B.; Ang, Elizabeth; Charuvanij, Sirirat; Costello, Wendy; Kinnunen, Marja; Lewandowski, Laura B.; Migowa, Angela; Stones, Simon R.; Vilaiyuk, Soamarat; Webb, Kate
• Is Part Of: Best practice & research. Volume 34:Issue 5(2020:Oct.)
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: Children -- Young people -- Musculoskeletal -- Burden -- Impact -- Models of care -- Workforce capacity -- Awareness; AHPs allied health professionals -- CYP children and young people -- EML essential medicines list -- HCPs healthcare professionals -- HRIC high resource income countries -- JIA juvenile idiopathic arthritis -- JSLE juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus -- LRIC low resource income countries -- MSK musculoskeletal -- MRIC middle resource income countries -- NCD non-communicable diseases -- pGALS paediatric gait arms legs and spine -- PMM paediatric musculoskeletal matters -- PReS Paediatric Rheumatology European Society -- SCFE slipped capital femoral epiphysis -- TEV talipes equinovarus -- UN United Nations -- WHO World Health Organisation -- CPD continuous professional development; Rheumatology -- Periodicals; Rheumatic Diseases -- Periodicals; Reumatologie; 616.723005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2020.101566
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1521-6942

Abstract

Abstract: This chapter describes the musculoskeletal (MSK) context in children and young people as an important contributor to the global non-communicable disease burden. Through selected MSK conditions, we describe the impact on patients, families and communities and highlight the challenges that need to be addressed. We focus on opportunities for better working together and describe exemplar initiatives to raise awareness, workforce capacity building, models of care and research agendas to have a greater global context.