Exercise for people with osteoporosis

In comprehensive treatment for osteoporosis, exercise, as well as pharmacotherapy, plays an important part to prevent falls and fractures and reduce lumbar pain improving muscular strength and physical balance. The aerobic exercise, especially walking, is also recommended for patients with osteoporosis. Although many studies have been performed to evaluate the effect of exercise in terms of reduction of falls and increase of bone density, no clinical study with a large number of patients which proved the effect of fracture prevention by exercise has been carried out. Combination of selected exercise in a long duration is essential to obtain effectiveness of exercise to prevent osteoporosis and osteoporosis-related fractures.