Research Article

The effect of group exercise on postmenopausal osteoporosis and osteopenia

Volume: 43 Number: 4 September 22, 2009
  • Ender Angin
  • Zafer Erden
TR EN

The effect of group exercise on postmenopausal osteoporosis and osteopenia

Abstract

Objectives: We investigated the effects of group exercise on bone mineral density (BMD), pain, and quality of life in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and osteopenia.
Methods: The study included 16 osteoporotic (mean age 55.2 years) and 17 osteopenic (mean age 55.4 years) postmenopausal women whose diagnoses were made by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) showing T-scores of less than -2.5 and in a range of -1 to -2.5, respectively. Subjects having orthopedic, neurological, respiratory, vascular, metabolic, or mental problems were excluded. Each group received the same group exercise program for one hour three times a week for 21 weeks, supervised by a physiotherapist, and including breathing, warm-up, stretching, strengthening, balance, stabilization, and cooling exercises. All participants were evaluated before and after the exercise program by a visual analog scale for pain severity, by DEXA for BMD, and by QUALEFFO-41 (Quality of Life Questionnaire of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis) for quality of life.
Results: The two groups were similar with respect to age, height, and body mass index (p>0.05), but osteopenic women had a higher body weight (p<0.05). After the exercise program, both groups exhibited significant improvements in T-score, pain score, BMD, and all parameters of the QUALEFFO-41 (p<0.05). The mean T-scores before and after exercise were -2.7±0.2 and -2.4±0.5 in osteoporotic women, and -1.8±0.5 and -1.4±0.5 in osteopenic women, respectively. Following exercise, 43.8% of osteoporotic women had a T-score showing osteopenia, and 23.5% of osteopenic women had a T-score falling within the normal range. The two groups did not differ significantly with respect to the differences between the mean improvements obtained after the exercise program (p>0.05).
Conclusion: This pilot study demonstrates the effectiveness of physiotherapist-supervised group exercise programs in decreasing pain and increasing BMD and quality of life of both osteoporotic and osteopenic women.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Ender Angin This is me

Zafer Erden This is me

Publication Date

September 22, 2009

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2009 Volume: 43 Number: 4

APA
Angin, E., & Erden, Z. (2009). The effect of group exercise on postmenopausal osteoporosis and osteopenia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 43(4), 343-350. https://izlik.org/JA93XK99DW
AMA
1.Angin E, Erden Z. The effect of group exercise on postmenopausal osteoporosis and osteopenia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;43(4):343-350. https://izlik.org/JA93XK99DW
Chicago
Angin, Ender, and Zafer Erden. 2009. “The Effect of Group Exercise on Postmenopausal Osteoporosis and Osteopenia”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 (4): 343-50. https://izlik.org/JA93XK99DW.
EndNote
Angin E, Erden Z (September 1, 2009) The effect of group exercise on postmenopausal osteoporosis and osteopenia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 4 343–350.
IEEE
[1]E. Angin and Z. Erden, “The effect of group exercise on postmenopausal osteoporosis and osteopenia”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 343–350, Sept. 2009, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA93XK99DW
ISNAD
Angin, Ender - Erden, Zafer. “The Effect of Group Exercise on Postmenopausal Osteoporosis and Osteopenia”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43/4 (September 1, 2009): 343-350. https://izlik.org/JA93XK99DW.
JAMA
1.Angin E, Erden Z. The effect of group exercise on postmenopausal osteoporosis and osteopenia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;43:343–350.
MLA
Angin, Ender, and Zafer Erden. “The Effect of Group Exercise on Postmenopausal Osteoporosis and Osteopenia”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 4, Sept. 2009, pp. 343-50, https://izlik.org/JA93XK99DW.
Vancouver
1.Ender Angin, Zafer Erden. The effect of group exercise on postmenopausal osteoporosis and osteopenia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2009 Sep. 1;43(4):343-50. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA93XK99DW