Biophysical Foundations of Human Movement, Third Edition, introduces readers to key
concepts concerning the anatomical, mechanical, physiological, neural, and psychological …

Osteoporosis is defined as reduced bone mineral density with a high risk of fragile fracture.
Current available treatment regimens include antiresorptive drugs such as estrogen receptor …

Objectives: This study was designed to determine the effect of exercise on the physical
fitness level and quality of life in postmenopausal women. 81 volunteer postmenopausal …

One thousand six hundred healthy subjects aged more than 50 years, residing in Delhi,
were evaluated for bone mineral metabolic parameters. High prevalence of osteoporosis …

Although neither calcium nor vitamin D has been shown to prevent osteoporosis in
postmenopausal women alone, the combination does. Both calcium and vitamin D are …

Osteoporosis is a frequent complication in the course of various gastrointestinal disorders.
Since its pathogenesis is complex, and incompletely understood in comparison to the well …

The established methods for estimating average body mass from the skeleton are of two
types: biomechanical and morphometric. Neither technique currently addresses the …

Background: One of the most critical stages of women's lives is menopause and one of the
aims of health for all in the 21st century is the improvement of the quality of life. Aim and …

In a cross-sectional study, 132 male veterans with spinal cord injury (average age 37.4
years; injuries sustained from 5 to 23 years ago), underwent dual-energy x-ray …

Purpose/Objectives: To review the prevalence, consequences, patho-physiology, diagnosis,
and treatment of cancer treatment-induced bone loss (CTIBL) in patients with breast or …