Osteoporosis: the role of exercise in optimal management.
Physical activity promotes increases in bone mineral density or reductions in bone loss in young, premenopausal, and postmenopausal women, making exercise a key strategy for preventing and treating osteoporosis. Alongside weight-bearing exercise and resistance training, treatment may also include therapy with estrogen, alendronate, or calcitonin, adequate calcium and vitamin D intake, and measures to prevent falls.
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University of Pennsylvania Health System Presbyterian Medicine Center, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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