Osteoporosis Prevention and
Exercise
Prevention of Osteoporosis
Exercise : Like muscles, bones are living tissues that respond to exercise by becoming stronger. The best exercise for bones is weight-bearing exercise that forces the body to work against gravity. These include jogging, walking, hiking, aerobics, and climbing stairs ( for 20 minutes a day). A person on wheel chair should be exercises of the arm using dumb-bells.
Calciyum preparations : Consumption of calcium should be adequate.
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): Hormone Therapy (HT), or Hormone Replacement Therapy
(HRT) used to be a common way to prevent osteoporosis. Recent studies suggest that the risks of this therapy may be greater than the benefits. While these studies have found that taking hormones
(oestrogen) does decrease the risk for bone fracture, they may increase women’s risk for heart disease and breast cancer. Women who have gone through menopause, especially an early menopause, or have had their ovaries removed by surgery may take hormones to relieve menopausal symptoms. Taking oestrogen along raises the risk for uterine cancer. If oestrogen is taken along with another hormone called progesterone, this risk is reduced. There is also a risk of thrombosis or blood clots. This can be particularly dangerous for women who are confined to the wheelchair all the time.
Stop alcohol consumption : Alcohol interferes with healthy bone formation and alcohol intoxication increases the danger of falling and fracturing one’s bones.
