ArticleInternational journal of exercise science2020
Site-Specific Effects of Swimming on Bone Density in Female Collegiate Swimmers.
Article in International journal of exercise science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Does Swimming Exercise Impair Bone Health? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing the Evidence in Humans and Rodent Models.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Bone Health Status, Muscular Strength and Power, and Aerobic and Anaerobic Capacities of Malaysian Male Athletes Involved in Sports with Different Mechanical Loading on Bones.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2022Article
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Abstract
While swimming provides numerous cardiovascular and overall health benefits, past research suggests it provides no constructive benefits to bone strength and density at dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measured hip and lumbar spine sites when compared to sedentary individuals. However, little research has focused on skeletal sites stressed by muscle forces during swimming such as the humerus, hip, and radius. The purpose of this study was to investigate site-specific bone strength adaptations among female collegiate swimmers compared to sedentary controls. Bone geometry and strength were assessed by DXA and peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) in ten female collegiate swimmers and ten sedentary controls (<150 minutes/week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity) ages 18-23 years. There were no significant differences between groups in the DXA-derived outcomes. Among pQCT-measured sites, the control group had a 14.8% greater bone cortical area and 6.1% greater cortical volumetric density compared to swimmers (both
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