Physical exercise has a favorable impact on bones, but optimum training strategies are still under discussion. In this study, we compared the effect of slow and fast resistance exercises on various osteodensitometric parameters. Fifty-three postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to a strength training (ST) or a power training group (PT). Both groups carried out a progressive resistance tra...

BACKGROUND The association between progression of knee osteoarthritis and progression of osteoarthritis at sites distant from the knee is unclear because of a lack of multisite longitudinal progression data. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between radiological progression of knee osteoarthritis and osteoarthritis of the hands, hips, and lumbar spine in a population based cohort. METHOD...

PURPOSE Rates of evaluation and treatment for osteoporosis following distal radius fragility fractures remain low. As a subset of patients with these fractures undergo diagnostic computed tomography (CT) scan of the wrist, utilizing bone mineral density (BMD) measurements available with this imaging can be used to detect osteopenia or osteoporosis. This information may consequently prompt inter...

aim :  the goal of the present study was to assess the effect of omeprazole on bone mineral density and frequency of osteopenia and osteoporosis. background : the effect of omeprazole on bone turnover and the role of stomach ph alteration in calcium absorption have not been completely understood. patients and methods : in a case-control study, 58 patients who were referred to loghman hospital, ...

Achondroplasia is the commonest form of dwarfism and possesses multiple anesthetic challenges ranging from securing intravenous line, monitoring and calculating drug dosage to abnormalities of the airway, spine, thoracic cage, and obesity, cardiopulmonary and neurological system. Multiple case reports describing neuraxial anaesthesia, particularly in obstetrics patients are available but there ...

The purpose of this analysis was to identify efficient (highest sensitivity at each level of cost) strategies to detect osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Our study sample consisted of 392 women (age >/=50 yr) who were retirees or active employees of a corporation. The Simple Calculated Osteoporosis Risk Estimation (SCORE) questionnaire was completed, and bone mineral density levels were col...

Tibolone, a novel compound with tissue-specific effects, has been found to have antiresorptive properties in bone. To confirm the efficacy of tibolone and determine its minimum effective dose for prevention of bone loss in early postmenopausal women, two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-finding studies were performed. Seven hundred seventy healthy women postmenopausal within 1...

Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine whether race day cortisol was related to bone mineral density (BMD) in competitive male cyclists. A secondary purpose was to determine additional factors associated with BMD in competitive male cyclists. Methods. Measurements of lumbar spine and hip BMD were performed in 35 male competitors in a state championship cycling time trial event. S...