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Why is it important?
Animal studies have shown that bone responds and adapts to high strain loading. This was the first study to osteogenic loads in a demographic thought to be most at risk of fracture from that form of loading. As it turns out, postmenopausal women with low to very low bone mass can tolerate osteogenic loading if it is applied gradually, with correct technique and under close supervision. The finding represents a quantum shift in thinking about exercise prescription for osteoporosis.
Perspectives
Since the paper was published, the exercise program has been rolled out in a translational research facility (The Bone Clinic, Brisbane, Australia) where evidence indicates it is also safe and effective in the real world under supervised conditions.
Dr Belinda Beck
Griffith University
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This page is a summary of: High-Intensity Resistance and Impact Training Improves Bone Mineral Density and Physical Function in Postmenopausal Women With Osteopenia and Osteoporosis: The LIFTMOR Randomized Controlled Trial, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, October 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3284.
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