Review of physiotherapeutic methods used in patients with osteoporosis

Chłystek Joanna, Pietsch Julia, Golus Anna, Abramczyk Agata, Łakomski Mateusz. Review of physiotherapeutic methods used in patients with osteoporosis. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(9):1058-1066 eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1420053 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/6004 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/877731 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eissn 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.08.2018. Revised: 18.08.2018. Accepted: 15.09.2018. Review of physiotherapeutic methods used in patients with osteoporosis Joanna Chłystek, Julia Pietsch, Anna Golus, Agata Abramczyk, Mateusz Łakomski Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, University of Nicolaus Copernicus in Torun Abstract This article is a review of current literature about physiotherapeutic methods used in osteoporosis including physical activity and physical therapy. Osteoporosis is a systemic disease classified as a civilization disease, which is significantly associated with gender, age, low body weight, and lifestyle. Most often it concerns older adults and is also characteristic for postmenopausal women. The research presented in this article suggests the positive influence of physiotherapy (i.e. aerobic exercises and resistance training and also physical therapy) on osteogenic processes, bone mineral density, pain and decrease the risk of falls. Keywords: Osteoporosis, Physiotherapeutic method

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Resistance training for the elderly. Review of the literature

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Review of physiotherapeutic methods used in patients with osteoporosis

This article is a review of current literature about physiotherapeutic methods used in osteoporosis including physical activity and physical therapy. Osteoporosis is a systemic disease classified as a civilization disease, which is significantly associated with gender, age, low body weight, and lifestyle. Most often it concerns older adults and is also characteristic for postmenopausal women. The research presented in this article suggests the positive influence of physiotherapy (i.e. aerobic exercises and resistance training and also physical therapy) on osteogenic processes, bone mineral density, pain and decrease the risk of falls

Rehabilitation in rheumatoid arthritis

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