Balance, falls, and bone health: role of exercise in reducing fracture risk after stroke

JJ Eng, MYC Pang, MC Ashe - Journal of rehabilitation …, 2008 - ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk
Fractures occur frequently in people living with stroke and have high personal, social, and
economic costs for these individuals, their families, and the community. Exercise to reduce …

Serum leptin level is a predictor of bone mineral density in postmenopausal women

H Blain, A Vuillemin, F Guillemin… - The Journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
To assess whether leptin is an independent predictor of bone mineral density (BMD) in
postmenopausal women, we studied the relationships of BMD to serum leptin, 25 (OH) D, 1 …

Reduced hip bone mineral density is related to physical fitness and leg lean mass in ambulatory individuals with chronic stroke

MYC Pang, JJ Eng, HA McKay, AS Dawson - Osteoporosis international, 2005 - Springer
Following a stroke, the reduced level of physical activity and functional use of the paretic leg
may lead to bone loss and muscle atrophy. These factors and the high incidence of falls may …

Relationships between muscle strength and bone mineral density of three body regions in sedentary postmenopausal women

M Bayramoğlu, S Sözay, M Karataş, Ş Kılınç - Rheumatology international, 2005 - Springer
This cross-sectional study was designed to investigate correlations between muscle strength
and regional bone mineral density (BMD) in sedentary postmenopausal women. Sixty-two …

Exercise decreases the risk of metabolic syndrome in elderly females.

W Kemmler, S Von Stengel, K Engelke… - Medicine and science …, 2009 - europepmc.org
Purpose To determine the effect of exercise based on a multiple purpose, high-intensity
philosophy on parameters of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in older females with the MetS …

[PDF][PDF] Exercise effects on menopausal risk factors of early postmenopausal women: 3-yr Erlangen fitness osteoporosis prevention study results

W Kemmler, S Von Stengel, J Weineck… - Medicine & Science …, 2005 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT KEMMLER, W., S. VON STENGEL, J. WEINECK, D. LAUBER, W. KALENDER,
and K. ENGELKE. Exercise Effects on Menopausal Risk Factors of Early Postmenopausal …

A 2-year follow-up after a 2-year RCT with vitamin D and exercise: effects on falls, injurious falls and physical functioning among older women

K Uusi-Rasi, R Patil, S Karinkanta… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Both exercise and vitamin D are recommended means to prevent falls among
older adults, but their combined effects on fall-induced injuries are scarcely studied …

Associations of calcium intake and physical activity with bone density and size in premenopausal and postmenopausal women: a peripheral quantitative computed …

K Uusi‐Rasi, H Sievänen, M Pasanen… - Journal of Bone and …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
The purpose of this cross‐sectional study was to examine the impact of long‐term physical
activity (PA) and calcium intake on non‐weight‐bearing radius and weight‐bearing tibia …

Fitness, fatness and activity as predictors of bone mineral density in older persons

KJ Stewart, JR Deregis, KL Turner… - Journal of internal …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Stewart KJ, DeRegis JR, Turner KL, Bacher AC, Sung J, Hees PS, Tayback M, Ouyang P
(Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine …

Bone mass and strength and fall‐related fractures in older age

K Uusi-Rasi, S Karinkanta, K Tokola… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Low bone mineral density is a risk factor for fractures. The aim of this follow‐up
study was to assess the association of various bone properties with fall‐related fractures …