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