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OsteoporosisReggie WilliamsElissa KordulakAdam Moreton
Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is the thinning of bone tissue and
loss of bone density over time. The most common type of bone disease. There are no symptoms in the early
stages of the disease. Researchers estimate that about 1 out of 5
American women over the age of 50 have osteoporosis. About half of all women over the age of 50 will have a fracture of the hip, wrist, or vertebra (bones of the spine).
Effect of Specific Exercise Training on Bone Mineral Density in Women with Postmenopausal Osteopenia or Osteoporosis
Authors: Oslei De Matos, Domingos J. Lopes Da Silva, Jose / Martinez De Oliveira, & Camil Castelo-Branco
Journal Title: Gynecological EndocrinologyVolume, date, pages: September 2009; 25(9): 616–620
Osteoporosis Exercise is recommended to patients with
osteopenia and osteoporosis Aim of study: assess the effect of specific
weight training exercise protocol in the values of bone mineral density (BMD) in the lumbar spine and hip in women with postmenopausal osteopenia or osteoporosis
Subjects 59 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis or
osteopenia without any associated diseases The study group was formed by volunteers while the
control group was formed my women that did not want to take part in the exercise program
Exercise Program
Results
A Lifestyle Modification Intervention for the Treatment of Osteoporosis
Author: Janine A. Pearson, Emily Burkhart, W. Bradley Pifalo, Tina Palaggo-Toy, Kelly Krohn
Journal Title: American Journal of Health Promotion
Volume, date, pages: Sept./Oct. 2005, Vol. 20, No. 1
Purpose
To evaluate the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary educational and exercise program for individuals at risk for osteoporosis-related fractures.
There is no cure for osteoporosis but medications and lifestyle changes can help reduce fracture risk
Methods
Methods
Results
CMAJ • OCT. 29, 2002; 167 (9) 997© 2002 CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OR ITS LICENSORS
Nick D. Carter/+ Karim M. Khan/+* Heather A. McKay/*§ MoiraA. Petit/*^ Constance Waterman/* Ari Heinonen/*** Patti A.janssen,* *^ Meghan G. Donaldson,* ** Arthur Mallinson,* LenoreRiddell,* Karen Kruse,* Jerilynn C. Prior,* ** Leon Flicker§§
Community-based exercise programreduces risk factors for fallsin 65- to 75-year-old womenwith osteoporosis: randomizedcontrolled trial
Purpose Conduct a randomized control trial to test
three areas of exercise for twenty weeks designed specifically for women with osteoporosis.
Three areas are static balance, dynamic balance, and knee extension strength.
Method