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Indian Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volume  4, Issue 1, January - June 2016, Pages 47-50
 

Shortcommunication

Exercise Therapy in Prevention and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: An Update

*Kumar Senthil P., **Adhikari Prabha, ***Jeganathan, ****Kumar Anup

*Professor & Principal, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (MMIPR), Maharishi Markandeshwar University (MMU), Mullana University Road, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana¬ 133 207, **Professor, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal University), Mangalore, India, ***Professor, Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal University), Mangalore, India, ****Associate Professor, Dept of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,

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DOI: DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijpm.2321.5917.4116.9

Abstract

 This short communication was aimed to enumerate the evidence for exercise therapy in preventing and treating postmenopausal osteoporosis from a preliminary search of PubMed. There were two systematic reviews, seven clinical trials and one narrative review emphasizing the role of exercise training in prevention and treatment of  women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. There is moderate evidence for efficacy of weight­bearing and aerobic exercises for improving muscular strength, coordination, and balance and decreasing risk for falling and subsequent fractures in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Keywords: Preventive Rehabilitation; Preventive Exercises; Bone Mineral Density; Osteoporosis.


Corresponding Author : Senthil P. Kumar