Exercise for osteoporosis--is walking enough? The case for site specificity and resistive exercise.
Historic and clinical references obtained by general literature review and a medlars search from 1984-1994 on the impact of muscle strengthening on bone mineralization were reviewed and analyzed. The efficacy of site-specific resistive exercise on bone mineral enhancement and/or preservation as a supplement to weight-bearing exercise is documented. Previous reports demonstrated that resistive exercises enhance bone mineralization and play an equivalent, or perhaps greater role, than weight-bearing activities in the management of osteoporosis.
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University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
D000818:Animals; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016138:Walking