Citation

Dis. Manag. Advis. 2001; 7(2): 28-31, 17.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, National Health Information Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11255726

Abstract

Are your exercise recommendations for osteoporosis patients off-base? At least one expert believes that the vast majority of clinicians are giving bad advice with regards to exercise, noting that the typical recommendations, focusing on weight-bearing exercise, are simply unrealistic for most people at risk for the bone-thinning disease. Instead, why not consider a more tolerable and less time-consuming program of site-specific resistive exercise? It may not have as much impact on bone formation, but research suggests a modest program can provide valuable fracture-prevention benefits.

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