Is it possible to maintain bone health in athletes after menopause?

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Unit:
ΠΜΣ Μεταβολικά Νοσήματα των Οστών
Library of the School of Health Sciences
Deposit date:
2018-06-26
Year:
2018
Author:
Giannopoulou Angeliki
Supervisors info:
Λυρίτης Γεώργιος, Ομότιμος καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Δοντά Ισμήνη, Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Τριανταφυλλόπουλος Ιωάννης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Είναι εφικτή η διατήρηση της σκελετικής υγείας σε αθλήτριες μετά την εμμηνόπαυση;
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
Is it possible to maintain bone health in athletes after menopause?
Summary:
Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease and affects women after menopause. During 5 to 10 years after the onset of menopause, there is a rapid loss of bone density of 2-3% per year. Osteoporosis is affected by many hormonal, metabolic, environmental factors such as diet and physical activity. Bones have the ability to respond to mechanical stimuli by presenting adjustments to their structure in response to external stimuli. Although reduced physical activity has been recognized as a risk factor for the development of osteoporosis, the contribution of exercise to the management of the disease has not been fully elucidated. Exercise during childhood and adolescence contributes significantly to the increase in bone mass and its benefits extend into adulthood. The bone density gained during development is far greater than that gained in adulthood. After the completion of skeletal maturation, progressive bone loss occurs, which occurs rapidly after menopause due to the hormonal and metabolic disorders accompanying the woman's specific period of time.
What is not well known is whether it is possible to maintain the skeletal health of older women professionally engaged in sports in the past.
This review aims to summarize the available data on the effect of physical activity and other factors on bone health of former postmenopausal athletes.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Bone health, Osteoporosis, Athletes, Menopause, Exercise
Index:
No
Number of index pages:
0
Contains images:
Yes
Number of references:
74
Number of pages:
91
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