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Topic- Osteoporosis
Low-intensity exercise improves muscle strength and balance
Exercise is a core prescription for preventing or reducing the negative consequences of osteoporosis, when bones become thin and brittle. Weight-bearing exercise and strength training cause muscles to pull on the bones, which can help bones maintain their density. Bone loss can speed up in women after menopause due to the drop in estrogen levels.
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Frailty signals fractures and disability
In a broad sweep of sites in Australia, Europe and North America, the records of 48,636 women ages 55 and older were compared one year after an initial assessment was performed.
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Aquatic exercise benefits function, but not bone density
A group of 42 postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density, average age 66.8 years, exercised in an aquatic aerobics class twice a week for eight months.
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Fracture risk also reduced by vitamin D
For a meta-analysis of 11 randomized clinical trials, data on 31,022 people, average age 76, was pooled to examine their intakes of vitamin D supplementation in relation to risk of fractures. Participants had experienced 1,111 hip fractures and 3,770 nonvertebral fractures.
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