Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18044142›Full record

ArticleClinical interventions in aging2007

Nonpharmacological prevention of osteoporotic fractures.

Cathy R Kessenich

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Article in Clinical interventions in aging, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Case report: electrical automated massage chair use can induce osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Cathy R KessenichDepartment of Nursing, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL 33606, USA. ckessenich@ut.edu

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis is a systemic, metabolic disease that can result in debilitating fractures. The lasting effects of vertebral and hip fractures can cause acute and chronic pain, deformity, and emotional distress. Research evidence and clinical experience have determined that weight bearing and strength training exercise, fall prevention efforts, hip protectors, and some alternative therapies may assist patients in avoiding the pervasive and lasting effects of osteoporotic fractures. Clinicians should consider the recommendations ofnonpharmacological measures to assist patients at risk for experiencing the culminating event of this destructive disease.

Indexed as

Accidental FallsAgedComplementary TherapiesExerciseFractures, BoneHumansOsteoporosisProtective Devices

Identifiers

PMID18044142
PMCPMC2684508

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