Osteoporosis The Role of Exercise in Optimal Management

Physical activity promotes in creases in bone mineral density or reductions in bone loss in young, premenopausal, and postmenopausal women, making exercise a key strategy for preventing and treating osteoporosis. Alongside weight-bearing exercise and resistance training, treatment may also include t...

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Published inThe Physician and sportsmedicine Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 33 - 42
Main Authors Katz, Warren A., Sherman, Carl, DiNubile, Nicholas A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Taylor & Francis 01.02.1998
McGraw Hill
Vendome Group LLC
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Control Groups
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Evidence
Exercise
Females
Medical sciences
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease
Patients
Physical Activities
Physicians
Preventive medicine
Scientific Concepts
Sports medicine
Young Adults
Physical exercise
Human
Interest
Prevention
Osteoporosis
Efficiency
Menopause
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Loss
Female
Bone disease
Bone
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Summary:Physical activity promotes in creases in bone mineral density or reductions in bone loss in young, premenopausal, and postmenopausal women, making exercise a key strategy for preventing and treating osteoporosis. Alongside weight-bearing exercise and resistance training, treatment may also include therapy with estrogen, alendronate, or calcitonin, adequate calcium and vitamin D intake, and measures to prevent falls.
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ISSN:0091-3847
2326-3660
DOI:10.3810/psm.1998.02.962