ArticleClinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism : the official journal of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism, and Skeletal Diseases2009
The effects of exercise on bone. Basic concepts and implications for the prevention of fractures.
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- Impact of physical activity and exercise on bone health in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review of observational and experimental studies.BMC nephrology · 2020Pooled it
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- Daily Walking Accompanied with Intermittent Resistance Exercise Prevents Osteosarcopenia: A Large Cohort Study.Journal of bone metabolism · 2022Article
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- Effects of Different Types of Exercise on Kidney Diseases.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Roles of RANK/RANKL/OPG in Cardiac, Skeletal, and Smooth Muscles in Health and Disease.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022Review
- Reduced bone mineral density in the first year after total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT).Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] · 2021Article
- The current situation in the approach to osteoporosis in older adults in Turkey: areas in need of improvement with a model for other populations.Archives of osteoporosis · 2021Review
- Muscle-Bone Crosstalk in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Potential Modulatory Effects of Exercise.Calcified tissue international · 2021Review
- Exposure to hypergravity during zebrafish development alters cartilage material properties and strain distribution.Bone & joint research · 2021Article
- Effects of 6-Month Multimodal Physical Exercise Program on Bone Mineral Density, Fall Risk, Balance, and Gait in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: A Controlled Clinical Trial.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Effect of blood flow restriction during low-intensity resistance training on bone markers and physical functions in postmenopausal women.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2021Article
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Abstract
Osteogenic dynamic loads delivered to the skeleton during exercise prevent aging-associated bone fragility. Moreover, because of its pleiotropic favourable effects on health, exercise improves quality of life, and specific types of exercise increase muscle strength, a known predictor of bone strength, and coordination and balance, and so reduce the risk of fallrelated fractures. Exercise should definitely be the mainstay of the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis; often however, physicians don't have enough know-how for evidencebased prescription of exercise. Moreover, the lack of facilities for safe implementation of the exercise programs compound the problem. Scientific societies and health authorities should invest in patient and physicians education about exercise and in promoting facilities (Gyms) devoted to training of persons with, or at risk of, metabolic diseases (osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes), like Metagym in Florence, Italy.
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