Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2015
Impact exercise and bone density in premenopausal women with below average bone density for age.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exercise Improves Upper-Limb Bone Health in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Exercise Type and Intensity.Current osteoporosis reports · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of non-supervised exercise interventions on bone mineral density in adult women: a systematic review and meta‑analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022Pooled it
- The effects of high-dose calcitriol and individualized exercise on bone metabolism in breast cancer survivors on hormonal therapy: a phase II feasibility trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Trial
- Promoting and impeding factors for exercise in patients with osteopenia or osteoporosis: A systematic review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease may increase the risk of osteoporosis in middle aged adults: a 12-year longitudinal analysis from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES).Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of an mHealth-based impact exercise program for bone health in postmenopausal women: a randomised controlled trial protocol.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Association between walking and hip fracture in women aged 65 and older: 20-year follow-up from the study of osteoporotic fractures.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025Article
- Frequency-Regulated Repeated Micro-Vibration Promotes Osteoblast Differentiation Through BMP Signaling in MC3T3-E1 Cells.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The clinician's guide to prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022Article
- Nordic Walking Increases Distal Radius Bone Mineral Content in Young Women.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2020Article
- Muscle mass is a strong correlation factor of total hip BMD among Korean premenopausal women.Osteoporosis and sarcopenia · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeTo study the effects of two home-based impact exercise programs on areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in adult premenopausal women with below average aBMD for age (negative Z-scores; 40.8 years; n = 107).
methodsTwo unilateral impact exercise programs were employed, one targeting the total hip and lumbar spine (n = 42 pairs), the other the distal radius (n = 24 pairs) with some individuals performing both. Force plate data were used to establish exercise loading characteristics (peak loads, time to peak), dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) provided bone data. Calcium intake, health and extraneous physical activity (PA) were determined by survey. Exercise for both hip and spine consisted of unilateral landings from adjustable steps (maximum height 63.5 cm) while impacts were delivered to the forearm by arresting falls against a wall. An exercise log was used to provide the exercise prescription, record each exercise bout and any injuries. Participants were randomly assigned to exercise or control groups and pair-matched (age, BMI, Z-score, aBMD). Compliance was calculated as the number of sessions completed divided by the total prescribed number (mean ~50 %).
resultsThe programs delivered significant gains pre to post at each site compared with significant losses in controls (forearm: 3.9 vs -3.9 %; total hip: 2.0 vs -2.6 %; lumbar spine: 2.8 vs -2.9 % exercise and controls, respectively, all p < 0.001). No exerciser lost bone at the target site regardless of compliance which was strongly correlated with bone gains (R (2) = 0.53-0.68, all p < 0.001).
conclusionsImpact exercise provides an effective means of improving below average aBMD without supervision in this at risk population.
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