Table of Contents
- Introduction to Osteoporosis
- Risk Factors Associated with Osteoporosis
- Why Exercise?
- What Kind of Exercise is Best for Optimal Bone Health?
- Cardiovascular Training Guidelines
- Types of Cardiovascular Training that Benefit Bone
- Strength Training Guidelines
- Types of Strength Training that Benefit Bone
- Flexibility Training Guidelines
- Types of Flexibility Training
- Safety Considerations
- About the Author
- Note
- The Fairy Tale of Spot Reduction: Can You Turn an Apple into a Prince?
- Spinal Cord Injury and Exercise
- Osteoarthritis and Exercise
- Alzheimer's Disease and Exercise
- A Seasonal Circuit Series, Pumpkin Style
- Focus on Secondary Condition Prevention: Osteoporosis Risk and Low Bone Mineral Density for People with Disabilities
- Therapeutic value of exercise training in Parkinson's disease.
- The effects of exercise on children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- Training With Weights or Resistance
- A Comparison of the Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of 3 Intervention Strategies for AIDS Wasting
- The value of muscle exercise in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Don't Stay on the Sidelines: Find an Accessible Exercise Facility
- The Combined Effects of Controlled Breathing Techniques and Ventilatory and Upper Extremity Muscle Exercise on Cardiopulmonary Responses in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury
Osteoporosis
Introduction to Osteoporosis
By Laura Dembo
Osteoporosis is a chronic degenerative bone disease in which the body loses excessive amounts of bone at a very rapid rate. More than 28 million Americans have the disease, 80% of whom are women.
National Center on Health, Physical Activity, and Disability
