Fall Prevention Is the Most Important Thing for Preventing Osteoporosis Bone Fractures
Only 15 percent of fractures among older adults may be due to having low bone density. Without a fall, even fragile hips don’t fracture. A combination of resistance exercise to improve lower limb muscle strength and balance training can beat out drugs for preventing osteoporotic bone fractures.
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Grazie, cosa ne pensa dei bifosfonati per curare l’osteoporosi. La segua sempre con fiducia.
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I exercised all my life, yet slipped on ice and broke a hip at 59. I totally recovered, however now I educated myself on different cleats for footwear. I highly recommend stabilicers maxx. Had I known, I never would have fallen.
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The wisdom of the meditating warrior monk living on a vegetarian diet and practicing high kicks (balance training) all day is once again validated by science.
As a fitness trainer I put strong emphasize on excercise – especially on older clients.
this is common sense, when you fall you do not solve it by making your bones strong enough to not break, but stop falling, much better approach and healthier, solving the root cause.
If you can.
“Most Important Thing for Preventing Osteoporosis Bone Fractures” is to not be a vegan. 😂
@ExtraSuble/// wrong.
Wearing non-skid footwear is vital to preventing falls. Lots of women’s shoes have slick soles. Guaranteed fall risk!
The qualifier “osteoporosis” can just be removed from the title.