Specific loading protocols to promote bone mineral density in young women

Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD), bone fragility, and an increased risk of osteoporotic fracture. The disease is systemic in nature but potential solutions include exercises prescriptions that target the clinically relevant sites of osteoporosis (hip and spine) to impr...

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Main Author: LaRiviere, Jane A. (Jane Ann)
Other Authors: Snow, Christine M.
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/32670