Strong Bones, Muscles and Joints
Course Overview
Are you afraid of falling and having joint pain?
Poor bone health in the form of fragility fractures affects one-third of women and one-fifth of men after 50 years. Older women can lose up to 20% of their bone mass in 5-7 years following menopause. Many people are not aware if they have osteoporosis until severe falls occur. If you are in reaching or already in this age range, you would want to know the risk factors and how to weak bones, muscles and joints. This course may also answer some of the questions you may be having.
Suitable for the person concerned, caregiver and/or therapist.
Join this course if you want to:
Understand how to maintain your bone mass
Learn how nutrition helps with bones, muscles and joints
Better support elderly loved ones
Know the risk factors around weak bones, muscles and joints
This educational course helps you...
Learn how nutrition helps with bones, muscles and joints
Understand how to maintain your bone mass
Know the risk factors around weak bones, muscles and joints
Course Instructor
Soh Wan Keem
Mdm Soh is an Accredited Clinical Dietitian, Principal Dietitian, Certified Exercise Prescription (American College of Sports Medicine), Certified Low FODMAP Dietitian (Monash University) and has also completed the certificate program in Adult Weight Management by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (United States).
She is a well-experienced Dietitian with 16 years in the areas of therapeutic diets for medical conditions, in hospital, community care and private practice. She was the Head of Department at Bright Vision Hospital (part of the SingHealth cluster) prior to joining Singapore Cancer Society as its Principal Dietitian.
Mdm Soh uses an integrative approach of combining nutrition intervention, physical activity and mental wellbeing (including mindfulness) to improve nutrition status. She applies the S.M.A.R.T. tool to help you plan and achieve your nutrition goal. She also uses the systematic approach of the Nutrition Care Process to provide high quality nutrition care for you.