Kaitlyn D’Onofrio

DocwireNews

A study evaluated the effects of exercise on women with <a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/rheumatology-picks/rheum-round-up-sarilumab-flops-in-covid-19-ra-tnfi-termination-and-body-weight-and-more/">osteoporosis</a> and vertebral fracture and observed improvements in muscle strength, balance, and mobility, and less of a fear of falling.The researchers explained the importance of understanding exercise&rsquo;s impact on this population, noting that maintaining a regular exercise regimen can be a challenge without help and support.&ldquo;The natural decline in physical fitness caused by aging may counteract the gains from an exercise intervention if it is not maintained,&rdquo; they continued. &ldquo;Muscle strength gained after an intervention is often lost or decreased in older people after a period of detraining. Similarly, improvements in balance in older adults may also be lost after detraining. Conversely, it is possible that participating in an exercise intervention may motivate some participants to maintain exercise outside of the trial to preserve the benefits or see continued improvements.&rdquo;This was a follow-up study that took place three months after an intervention as part of a randomized, controlled trial that randomized 149 <a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/chemotherapy-in-older-breast-cancer-patients-dont-rule-it-out-finds-study/">women aged 65 years or older</a> with osteoporosis and vertebral fracture to either an exercise or control group. The main outcome was three-month habitual walking speed. Secondary outcomes included other measures of physical fitness (Four Square Step Test [FSST], functional reach, grip strength, and Senior Fitness Test), measures of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and fear of falling.At the three-month post-intervention follow-up, the mean between-group difference in habitual walking speed was not statistically significant (0.03 m/s; 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.02 to 0.08; P=0.271). However, physical fitness outcomes differed and significantly favored the exercise group, including balance per the FSST (-0.68 s; 95% CI, -1.24 to -0.11; P=0.019); arm curl (1.3; 95% CI, 0.25 to 2.29; P=0.015), leg strength per the 30-s sit to stand (1.56; 95% CI, 0.68 to 2.44; P=0.001), and mobility per the 2.45-m up and go (-0.38 s; 95% CI, -0.74 to -0.02; P=0.039). The exercise group also had a significantly lower fear of falling (-1.7; 95% CI, -2.97 to -0.38; P=0.011). HRQoL did not largely differ between the groups.The study was published in <a href="https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12891-020-03495-9">BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders</a>.

Jordana Jampel

Systematic Review of Suicide, Self-Harm Potentiality in GLP-1 RA Trials

Metabolic Disorders

Connie Rhee, MD

Joel M. Topf, MD, FACP

CKD Management and Cognition

NKF Spring Clinical Meetings 2025

Bradley Marder, MD

Gout Studies: Transplant Waitlisting and Bone Erosion

Latest News

Exercise May Be Beneficial for Women with Osteoporosis Following Vertebral Fracture

Osteoporosis

A study evaluated the effects of exercise on women with osteoporosis and vertebral fracture and observed improvements in muscle strength, balance, and mobility, and less of a ...

About Us

Editorial Policy

Advertising

Contact Us

eNewsletters

Contribute

Career Center

MashupMD

Blood Cancers Today

Cancer Nursing Today

GU Oncology Now

Urban Health Today

Bile Duct Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Gastroesophageal Cancer

Gastric Cancer

GEP-NETs

GIST

Liver Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

GI Oncology Now

Anemia

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Essential Thrombocythemia

Hemophilia

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Myelofibrosis

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Polycythemia Vera

Pulmonary Embolism

Sickle Cell Disease

Thrombocytopenia

Thrombophilia

Thrombosis

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Venous Thromboembolism

von Willebrand Disease

Heme Today

Acute Kidney Injury

ADPKD

Anemia and Kidney Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease

COVID-19 and Kidney Disease

Diabetes and Hypertension

End-Stage Renal Disease

Gout

Hyperkalemia

IgAN

Kidney Transplantation

Metabolic Acidosis

Nephrology Times

HER2 Breast Cancer

HR Breast Cancer

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Genetics & Breast Cancer

Breast Cancers Today

Atherosclerotic Disease

Atrial Fibrillation

Heart Failure

Hypertension

Interventional Cardiology

Lipid Management

Practice Tips With Dr. Lichaa

Preventive Cardiology

Stroke

Cardiology

Breast Cancer

Gynecologic Cancer

Head and Neck Cancer

Skin Cancer

Oncology

Sleep

Urology

Diabetes

Ophthalmology

— Demodex Blepharitis

Neurology

Rheumatology

Gastroenterology

Pulmonology

Infectious Diseases

— HIV

Health and Wellness

Lupus

Future of Medicine

Orthopedics

Pharmacology

Career News

More

Conferences

CardioNerds

The Sleep Source With Dr. Morse

Rheumatology Rounds With Dr. Maheswaranathan

Partners

Expert Interviews

Subscribe