NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF BONE AND JOINT DISEASES

Paper Code: 
HFN 144K
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To understand the structure of bone and identify common bone and joint diseases, their underlying causes, signs & symptoms, and complications
  • To understand the role of modified diet and life style in the management of the bone and joint diseases and their complications

 

By the end of the course the student is expected to:

 

1. Integrate all related aspects of skeletal system from basic sciences to clinical.

2. Gain appropriate knowledge about normal and abnormal structures and functions of bones and joints.

3. Analyze the diagnosis, and recommend the treatment, and dietary and lifestyle management strategies for diseases of bones and joints.

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I
  1. Bones – An Overview
  • Functions and Types
  • Structure of bone
  • Development of bone tissue
  • Bone determinants

 

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II
  1. Axial and Appendicular skeleton
  • Axial – Skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage
  • Appendicular – Shoulder girdle and upper limbs, pelvic girdle and lower limbs

 

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III
  1. Joints
  • Fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial
  • Synovial – shoulder joint, elbow joint, proximal and distal radioulnar joints, wrist joint, joints of the hands and fingers, hip joint, knee joint, ankle joint, joints of foot and toe.

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV
  1. Diseases of bones
  • Incidence, etiology, pathogenesis, sign and symptoms, complications, diagnosis, treatment, dietary and lifestyle management – Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Rickets, and Osteomalacia

 

 

15.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V
  1. Diseases of Joints
  • Incidence, etiology, pathogenesis, sign and symptoms, complications, diagnosis, treatment, dietary and lifestyle management – Arthritis
  • Types – Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Fibromyalgia Lupus, Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Reactive arthritis, Post traumatic arthritis and gout

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Mahan, L.K. & Ecott-Stump, S. (2000) : Krause’s Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10th Edition, W.B. Saunders Pvt. Ltd.
  • Shils, M.E. Olson, J.A., Shike, N. and Ross, A.C. (Ed) (1999) : Modern Nutrition in Health & Disease, 9th Edition, Williams and Wilkins.
  • Escott-Stump, S. (1998) : Nutrition and Diagnosis Related Care, 4th Edition, Williams and Wilkins.
  • Garrow, J.S., James, W.P.T. and Ralph, A. (2000) : Human Nutrition Dietetics, 10th Edition, Churchill Livingstone.
  • Williams, S.R. (1993) : Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 7th Edition, Times Mirror/Mosby College Publishing.
  • Davis, J. and Sherer, K. (1994) : Applied Nutrition and Diet Therapy  for Nurses, 2nd Edition, W.B. Saunders Co.
  • Guyton, A.C. and Hall, J.E. (1999) : Textbook of Medical Phyiology, W.B. Saunders Co.
  • Ritchie, A.C. (1990) : Boyd’s Textbook of Pathology, 9th Edition, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia.
  • Fauci, S.A. et al (1998) : Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th Edition, McGraw Hill.
  • Khanna, K., Gupta, S. and Seth, R. (1999). Textbook of Nutrition and Dietetics, Phoenix Pub. House Pvt. Ltd. , New Delhi.
  • Antia, F.P. and Abraham, P. (1997). Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition. Oxford University Press, Delhi.
  • Robinson, C.H. and Lawler, M.R. (1986). Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition. Macmillan, New York.

 

Journals :

  • Nutrition Update Series.
  • World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics.
  • Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
  • Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
  • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
  • Nutrition Reviews.
  • Lancet

 

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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