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ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2022

Does the association of therapeutic exercise and supplementation with sucrosomial magnesium improve posture and balance and prevent the risk of new falls?

Dalila Scaturro, Fabio Vitagliani, Pietro Terrana, Sofia Tomasello, Lawrence Camarda, Giulia Letizia Mauro

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Dalila ScaturroDepartment of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Fabio VitaglianiDepartment of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy. fabiovitagliani93@libero.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1630-1575
Pietro TerranaDepartment of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Sofia TomaselloUniversity of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Lawrence CamardaDepartment of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Giulia Letizia MauroDepartment of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
University of Palermo · ITUniversity of Verona · IT

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Abstract

backgroundFracture of the proximal femur is the most feared complication of osteoporosis. Given the numerous physiological functions that magnesium performs in our body, in the literature there is a correlation between osteoporosis and low serum levels of magnesium.

aimEvaluate the incidence of hypomagnesemia in patients with lateral fragility fracture of the proximal femur, the possible correlation between serum magnesium levels and fractures, and the effectiveness of supplementing Sucrosomial

methodsWe divided the study into two parts. In the first part, we assessed the preoperative incidence of hypomagnesemia in patients using a blood test. In the second part, patients with hypomagnesemia were divided, in the post-operative period, into two groups, who received, respectively, only therapeutic exercise or oral supplementation with sucrosomial magnesium associated with therapeutic exercise.

resultsHalf of the patients with fragility femoral fracture had hypomagnesemia, with a higher incidence of the subclinical form. From the comparison between the two groups, the T1 treatment group showed a significant improvement in blood levels of magnesium (2.11 ± 0.15 vs. 1.94 ± 0.11; p < 0.05), on the NRS scale (5.7 ± 0.81 vs. 6.6 ± 1.18; p < 0.05), the Tinetti scale (17.3 ± 1.15 vs. 15.2 ± 2.98; p < 0.05) and the SarQoL questionnaire (47.3 ± 5.21 vs. 44.9 ± 5.54; p < 0.05).

conclusionsMore attention would be needed in the diagnosis and correction of subclinical hypomagnesemia and not just the simple and clinically evident one, including hypomagnesemia among the modifiable risk factors for osteoporosis.

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MagnesiumOsteoporosisAccidental FallsDietary SupplementsHumansPostureMagnesiumBalanceMagnesium deficiencyPostureRehabilitationSenile osteoporosis

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