22 research outputs found
Non-pharmacological management of osteoporosis: a consensus of the Belgian Bone Club
This consensus article reviews the various aspects of the non-pharmacological management of osteoporosis, including the effects of nutriments, physical exercise, lifestyle, fall prevention, and hip protectors. Vertebroplasty is also briefly reviewed. Non-pharmacological management of osteoporosis is a broad concept. It must be viewed as an essential part of the prevention of fractures from childhood through adulthood and the old age. The topic also includes surgical procedures for the treatment of peripheral and vertebral fractures and the post-fracture rehabilitation. The present document is the result of a consensus, based on a systematic review and a critical appraisal of the literature. Diets deficient in calcium, proteins or vitamin D impair skeletal integrity. The effect of other nutriments is less clear, although an excessive consumption of sodium, caffeine, or fibres exerts negative effects on calcium balance. The deleterious effects of tobacco, excessive alcohol consumption and a low BMI are well accepted. Physical activity is of primary importance to reach optimal peak bone mass but, if numerous studies have shown the beneficial effects of various types of exercise on bone mass, fracture data as an endpoint are scanty. Fall prevention strategies are especially efficient in the community setting, but less evidence is available about their effectiveness in preventing fall-related injuries and fractures. The efficacy of hip protectors remains controversial. This is also true for vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. Several randomized controlled studies had reported a short-term advantage of vertebroplasty over medical treatment for pain relief, but these findings have been questioned by recent sham-controlled randomized clinical studies
Fingerprinting of neurotoxic compounds using a mouse embryonic stem cell dual luminescence reporter assay
Anti-Thyroid Drug Methimazole: X-ray Characterization of Two Novel Ionic Disulfides Obtained from Its Chemical Oxidation by I 2
Ergoespirometria em indivíduos com escoliose idiopática
Escoliose idiopática é uma disfunção na coluna vertebral que tende a diminuir os diâmetros, a flexibilidade e a excursão da caixa torácica, com possíveis efeitos deletérios na função pulmonar. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar se há relação entre o grau de curvatura escoliótica e a função pulmonar e capacidade de exercício em indivíduos com escoliose idiopática de grau leve e moderado. Dezessete indivíduos com escoliose idiopática leve e moderada e 19 controles foram submetidos a teste pulmonar em repouso e exercício em esteira. As médias das variáveis pulmonares em repouso encontraram-se dentro da normalidade nos dois grupos; as variáveis de exercício consumo de oxigênio de pico (p=0,81), tempo de exercício (p=0,68), freqüência cardíaca (p=0,39), ventilação minuto (p=0,82), produção de dióxido de carbono (p=0,95), quociente respiratório (p=0,09), equivalente ventilatório para o oxigênio (p=0,90), lactato sangüíneo (p=0,98) não mostraram diferença estatisticamente significante entre os grupos. Não foi possível estabelecer relação de causa e efeito entre o grau de escoliose, função pulmonar e capacidade aeróbia, sugerindo que a escoliose não implica necessariamente perdas funcionais, sendo o treinamento uma importante medida de prevenção.Idiopathic scoliosis is a disorder of the spine that tends to reduce rib cage diameter, flexibility, and excursion, which might affect pulmonary function. The purpose here was to assess whether there is a relationship between the degree of scoliosis and pulmonary function and exercise capacity in subjects with mild to moderate idiopathic scoliosis. Seventeen subjects with mild to moderate idiopathic scoliosis and 19 controls underwent lung test at rest and during exercise on a treadmill. Mean pulmonary variables at rest were within normal parameters in both groups; during exercise, oxygen uptake (p=0.81), exercise time (p=0.68), heart rate (p=0,39), minute ventilation (p=0.82), carbon dioxide production (p=0.95), respiratory quotient (p=0.09), ventilatory equivalent for oxygen (p=0.90), and blood lactate concentration (p=0.98) did not show statistically significant differences between the groups. No cause-effect relationship could be established between the degree of scoliosis, pulmonary function and aerobic capacity, thus showing that scoliosis does not necessarily imply functional loss, and pointing to training as an important preventive measure
Long term evaluation of functional and morphological bladder alterations on alloxan-induced diabetes and aging: experimental study in rats
Thermal comfort in the humid tropics: Field experiments in air conditioned and naturally ventilated buildings in Singapore
10.1007/BF01041840International Journal of Biometeorology344259-265IJBM