04/08/2015
Hot off the press! A better way to strong bones!
New Findings Presented at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Support Potential for a New Approach to Increasing Tolerance to Loading in Human Bone without Drugs using Osteogenic Loading Apparatus
WHO: International Osteoporosis Foundation
WHAT/WHEN: Last week the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2015) hosted a symposium showing a potential new metric of bone health; functional bone performance, and an opportunity for ambulatory individuals with low BMD to increase both BMD and function when absorbing impact, in an effort to avoid fracture. Dr. Cory Huck of the University of Wisconsin, School of Health Promotion and Human Development, at Stevens Point, and Dr. John Jaquish, Chief Science & Technology Officer of Performance Health Systems, conducted the analysis. A summary of the findings is below:
• Objective: To determine valid functional bone performance metrics and adaptation from multiple-of-bodyweight (MOB) compressive force loading using an impact level loading exercise apparatus from a population of 2380 adult males and females.
• Results: The MOB force/loading levels in the DXA subset (which resulted in a 7% increase in hip BMD, and a 7.7% increase in spinal BMD) was correlated to the MOB forces seen with the larger population showing spine and lower extremity loading with 2.89±1.02 SD and 9.67±3.68 SD MOB, respectively.
• Conclusion: This data presents the opportunity for a new metric of functional bone performance, and an opportunity to consider a supplementary treatment option for ambulatory individuals with low BMD.
WHERE: World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2015) in Milan, Italy.
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