Bone and muscle health are at the center of an upcoming event taking place at Brock University.

Set for Saturday, Sept. 30, the Musculoskeletal Health Education Forum will feature talks from leading researchers and clinicians on muscle and bone health and development, muscle and bone disease care and treatment, and strategies to limit the risk for musculoskeletal injuries.

Speakers include Brock University Professors David Ditor, William Gittings and Wendy Ward; York University Professor David A. Hood; University of Waterloo Professor Lora Giangregorio; University of Toronto Associate Professor Daniel Moore; and Physiotherapist Practitioner Jennifer Dermott from the Hospital for Sick Children.

“It is important to build musculoskeletal resilience in healthy populations to prevent age-associated declines in the function of these tissues,” says Sophie Hamstra, Brock PhD student in Health Biosciences and one of the lead organizers of the event. “It is also very important in disease states where there is already a decline in function such as osteoporosis, sarcopenia, scoliosis or muscular dystrophy, to preserve or maybe even enhance the capacity of these tissues to improve quality of life and longevity.”

Complementing the presentations from researchers and clinicians will be a poster display showcasing current research by Brock graduate and undergraduate