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Exercise therapy for osteoporosis
— results of a randomised controlled trial | | Author(s) | Elisabeth Preisinger, Yesim Alacamlioglu, Katharina Pils |
| Journal title | British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol 30, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 209-212 |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Osteoporosis ; Musculoskeletal diseases ; Pain ; Menopause ; Longitudinal surveys ; Austria. |
| Annotation | After menopause, bone fractures increase significantly in parallel with the amount of bone loss. Similarly, the prevalence of back pain and disability increases as a function of the severity of osteoporosis and subsequent vertebral deformities. This study conducted in an outpatient clinic at the University of Vienna Medical School aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of regular long-term therapeutic exercise on bone density and back complaints. 92 sedentary post-menopausal women with back problems were randomly allocated to either exercise (group 1, compliant, n=27; and group 2, not fully compliant, n=34)) or control (group 3, no exercise, n=31). Regular, initially supervised therapeutic exercise aimed at restoring biomechanical function was performed for 4 years. Bone density in the forearm was measured by single photon absorptiometry at entry and after 4 years; subjective back complaints were documented. A significant decrease in bone density was observed in groups 2 and 3; no change was found in group 1. Back complaints decreased in group 1 only. Findings confirm previous reports implying that regular exercise can modify post-menopausal bone loss and ameliorate back problems. The influence on fracture rate needs more study. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980106232 A |
| Classmark | CEA: CLO: CL: CT7: CC:BD: 3J: 76A * |
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