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- Title
Positive effects of exercise on falls and fracture risk in osteopenic women.
- Authors
Hourigan, S R; Nitz, J C; Brauer, S G; O'Neill, S; Wong, J; Richardson, C A
- Abstract
Exercise may affect osteopenic women at risk of falls and fractures. A workstation approach to exercise was evaluated in a randomised study of 98 women. The intervention group improved in measures of balance, strength and bone density. This study supports a preventative exercise approach that aims to reduce risk factors for fractures and falls, in women already at risk, through balance training and weight-bearing activity.
- Publication
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2008, Vol 19, Issue 7, p1077
- ISSN
0937-941X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00198-007-0541-7