title: Bone strength and density via pQCT in post-menopausal osteopenic women after 9 months resistive exercise with whole body vibration or proprioceptive exercise.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In order to better understand which training approaches are more effective for preventing bone loss in post-menopausal women with low bone mass, we examined the effect of a nine-month resistive exercise program with either an additional whole body vibration exercise (VIB) or balance training (BAL).
  
  
  METHODS
  68 post-menopausal women with osteopenia were recruited for the study and were randomised to either the VIB or BAL group. Two training sessions per week were performed. 57 subjects completed the study (VIB n=26; BAL n=31). Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) measurements of the tibia, fibula, radius and ulna were performed at baseline and at the end of the intervention period at the epiphysis (4% site) and diaphysis (66% site). Analysis was done on an intent-to-treat approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant increases in bone density and strength were seen at a number of measurement sites after the intervention period. No significant differences were seen in the response of the two groups at the lower-leg.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provided evidence that a twice weekly resistive exercise program with either additional balance or vibration training could increase bone density at the distal tibia after a nine-month intervention period in post-menopausal women with low bone mass.
authors: Centre for Muscle and Bone Research, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany. n.stolzenberg@gmx.de
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Stolzenberg
authors: D L
authors: DL
authors: Belavý
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Beller
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Armbrecht
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Semler
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Felsenberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology*; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011434:Proprioception / Q000502:physiology*; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014732:Vibration / Q000627:therapeutic use*