Greetings again, we release new blog design, this time I will talk a little bit of Osteoporosis, I hope you enjoy and share a good time learning a little more of this disease.
L to Osteoporosis is defined as a skeletal disorder characterized by impairment of bone strength that predisposes a person to an increased risk of fractures. Bone strength primarily reflects the integration of bone density and bone quality (NIH Consensus Development Panel on Osteoporosis, 2001).
In Spain, the prevalence of osteoporosis in women over 50 years was 22.8% in lumbar spine and femoral neck of 9.1 as seen in Table 1. A 26.07% of women over age 50 have osteopenia at the lumbar spine or femoral neck. A 12.73% (95% CI 10.92 to 14.54%) of the English female population with osteoporosis and in column lumbar or neck of the femur, representing about 1,974,400 women. 2.68% have osteoporosis at both sites (Alvarez, C. 2001).
This pathology is associated with age, developing in aging and a higher incidence affecting female and mainly after the onset of menopause (Bellver and Pujol, 1997, Drinkwater et al., 1995 .)
The three most important risk factors for vertebral fracture in postmenopausal include decreased bone mineral density (BMD), the back extensor strength, and disposition of sagittal plane of the rachis (the curvatures of the spine), these factors can see improved by the positive effect of exercise through an acting exercise protocol on BMD and the sagittal plane of the spine in postmenopausal women.
is very important to highlight that there is no physical exercise can increase BMD even if some are bent on selling the idea, exercise ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT THE LOSS OF BONE MASS never increase.
What it has shown in recent times is that so if prevented by strengthening the muscles back extensors is that after the application of protocols for physical exercise in menopausal women have found improvements in the sagittal plane of spine (in the curvatures of the spine, image header). Thus, Chow and Harrison (1997), found that those with higher fitness have a lower degree of kyphosis (spine curvature). Itoi and Sinaki (1994), following an exercise program designed to increase muscle strength of back extensors.
Currently, there are many programs for women and fitness, osteoporosis, aerobics, etc., But really what exercises promote a woman with osteoporosis? Experts are investigating these matters there is a unification of programs for these populations, but what is giving the scientific results is related to exercise programs for 12 months with 3 sessions per week, 45 minutes each session with push-ups, especially abdominal and lower back (see blog entry on strengthening abdominal), high-impact exercise at 60% intensity.
Broadly speaking this information might be interested if you're a women suffering osteopororis and want to find you better, if you want to know more detailed discussion on exercise programs do not hesitate to ask me and I'll give you give you all the information you need.
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Silvia Guzmán Morales
PhD in Science of Physical Activity and Sport
