[PDF][PDF] Bone density in female elite gymnasts: impact of muscle strength and sex hormones

EW Helge, IL Kanstrup - Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2002 - researchgate.net
… BMD in Danish female elite gymnasts and the relationships to … Methods: Six artistic gymnasts,
five rhythmic gymnasts, and … Results: Three out of six artistic gymnasts had amenorrhea, …

Differences in bone density, body composition, physical activity, and diet between child gymnasts and untrained children 78 years of age

CL Zanker, L Gannon, CB Cooke… - Journal of bone and …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
… study suggest that bone responds to the osteogenic stimulus of gymnastics training in children
… Differences in the magnitude and distribution of BMD between male and female gymnasts

Bone density, body composition and menstrual history of sedentary female former gymnasts, aged 20–32 years

CL Zanker, C Osborne, CB Cooke, B Oldroyd… - Osteoporosis …, 2004 - Springer
gymnasts had continued various forms of physical activity that might have assisted the retention
of bone … areal BMD in a group of retired female gymnasts who had trained specifically for …

Bone density and young athletic women: an update

DL Nichols, CF Sanborn, EV Essery - Sports Medicine, 2007 - Springer
… [98,107,110–113] Some studies have reported that athletes participating in high-impact sports
or exercises (eg gymnastics, dancers) have a higher bone density regardless of menstrual …

Longitudinal bone mineral density changes in female child artistic gymnasts

SM NickolsRichardson, PJ O'connor… - Journal of Bone and …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Female child gymnasts possess higher BMD at the TPF and related sites, LS, and TB … of
gymnastics training moderately increases Troch, FN, LS, and TB BMD for gymnasts compared …

The influence of diet, body fat, menstrual function, and activity upon the bone density of female gymnasts

SI Woo, SS Cho - Korean J Nutr, 1999 - koreascience.kr
… This study was conducted with 20 female gymnasts and 23 age-matched … and bone mineral
density (BMD). The results obtained are summarized as follows : Energy intake of gymnasts

Effect of rhythmic gymnastics on volumetric bone mineral density and bone geometry in premenarcheal female athletes and controls

S Tournis, E Michopoulou, IG Fatouros… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
… elite rhythmic gymnastics exerts positive effects on volumetric bone mineral density and
geometry … Thus, differences in bone density and geometry parameters were adjusted for weight. …

A prospective study of bone mass and body composition in female adolescent gymnasts

EM Laing, JA Massoni, SM Nickols-Richardson… - The Journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
… .2, 3 Comparisons of collegiate gymnasts to sedentary controls, 4 swimmers, 5 and runners
bone mineral density (aBMD) in the gymnasts. This higher aBMD among female gymnasts is …

Exercise before puberty may confer residual benefits in bone density in adulthood: studies in active prepubertal and retired female gymnasts

S Bass, G Pearce, M Bradney… - Journal of bone and …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
female gymnasts from the Victorian Institute of Sport and 35 prepubertal controls from Ivanhoe
Girls Grammar School. All gymnastsGymnasts and controls were excluded if they were …

Bone mineral content of young female former gymnasts

C Lindholm, K Hagenfeldt, H Ringertz - Acta Paediatrica, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
… The 40% increase in bone density during the perimenarcheal years is sex-hormone-… may
result in lower bone density because reduced peak bone density may entail larger deficits than …