In the authors' words
“Sedentary postmenopausal women may benefit from regular long term therapeutic exercise in terms of subjective back complaints and slowed loss of bone mass.”
What was measured
- Bone density Reported an improvement
- Joint pain Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, osteoarthritis or joint pain, sedentary at entry
- How many
- 92
- How long
- 208 weeks
- Exercise
- Balance and functional training, Other exercise
- Cited
- 35 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 8889112
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Similar studies
- A meta-analysis of 80 controlled exercise trials lasting at least six months found exercise modestly increased bone mineral density at the spine, femoral neck, and hip in postmenopausal women.
- A meta-analysis of 13 trials with 699 postmenopausal women found exercise produced a small but statistically significant increase in lumbar spine bone density compared with controls.
- A review of seven trials with 400 women found exercise therapies showed very uncertain or little effect on joint pain, stiffness, grip strength or quality of life from aromatase inhibitor side effects.
- A meta-analysis of 7 RCTs in breast cancer patients found exercise for at least a year did not preserve bone density in postmenopausal women but reduced femoral neck bone loss in premenopausal women.