Physical Exercises Which Help Prevent Osteoporosis Fractures
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Studies show physical exercise can prevent and reduce the risk of osteoporosis fractures.Watch our featured video: The End of Osteoporosis and find out the three types of exercises that can prevent or reduce the chances of you getting it. People diagnosed with osteoporosis have an increased risk of developing fractures. A good healthy diet and physical exercise can lesson the chances of fractures. Osteoporosis is usually caused by loss of tissue because of hormone changes, or vitamin deficiencies (calcium and vitamin D) which can make bones become brittle and fragile which in turn results in the chances of breaking a bone much greater. Studies revealed by Health.gov show that doing physical exercise for 9-14.2 hours per week can reduce the chances for fractures common to people diagnosed with osteoporosis.
Reference: Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Report. Part G. Section 5: Musculoskeletal Health. http://health.gov/paguidelines/report/g5_musculo.aspx#_Toc199945410
Reference: Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Report. Part G. Section 5: Musculoskeletal Health. http://health.gov/paguidelines/report/g5_musculo.aspx#_Toc199945410
Types of Exercises to Prevent or Reduce the Risk of Osteoporosis Fractures
There are basically three types of exercises that can help you prevent or reduce the chances of getting osteoporosis fractures:
1. Lifting weights 2. Resistance exercise 3. Flexibility
1. Lifting weights 2. Resistance exercise 3. Flexibility
Featured Video: The End of Osteoporosis
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005–2008
- Nine percent of adults aged 50 years and over had osteoporosis, as defined by the World Health Organization, at either the femur neck or lumbar spine. About one-half had low bone mass at either site, while 48% had normal bone mass at both sites.
- Estimates of poor skeletal status at the femur neck or lumbar spine when considered alone were not the same as estimates based on the two skeletal sites together because some individuals had the condition at one site but not the other.
- The prevalence of osteoporosis or low bone mass at either the femur neck or lumbar spine differed by age, sex, and race and ethnicity. The prevalence was higher in women and increased with age. Differences between racial and ethnic groups varied by sex and skeletal status category.