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Osteoporosis is one of the most common diseases that develop with age and cause high morbidity and mortality among elderly people.
Reduction in bone mineral density (BMD) is the primary cause of
osteoporosis. It was reported that improvement in the physical activity level
is one of the practical strategies for prevention of osteoporosis. But there are
fewer shreds of evidence are available to support this result. Therefore, the
result of the current study revealed that modified Sinaki exercises and Nordic
walking significantly improved the mobility of the rib cage, locomotor activity
and motor abilities in the women.
Osteoporosis is one of the most common diseases that develop with
age and cause high morbidity and mortality among elderly people.
A total of 91
females living in residential care facilities were selected and randomly
divided into four groups. Group one is considered as a control group obtained
only pharmacological treatment. Other groups received the same drug therapy,
supplemented by modified Sinaki exercises (group 2), Nordic walking (group 3),
and the mixture of both (group 4). The subjects were evaluated for rib cage
mobility, the risk of falling, bone density, motor abilities, and locomotor
activity at baseline and following 12 months of treatment. A total of 83
participants completed the intervention.
Control and all the intervention groups exhibited higher
bone density. The group two and four presented statistically improved rib cage
mobility. Group three and four showed
significantly enhanced locomotor activity. According to the post-intervention
outcomes of the FRT and TUG tests, group four patients exhibited a lower risk
of falling. The risk was higher in group one and two but not statistically
significant and did not change in group 3.
Adv Clin Exp Med. 2018 Mar 20.
Effect of physical activity on the sequelae of osteoporosis in female residents of residential care facilities.
Nawrat-Szołtysik AJ et al.
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