A 19-week exercise program for people with chronic stroke enhances bone geometry at the tibia: a peripheral quantitative computed tomography study

Osteoporos Int. 2006;17(11):1615-25. doi: 10.1007/s00198-006-0168-0. Epub 2006 Jul 29.

Abstract

Background: We assessed the impact of a 19-week exercise program on bone health in chronic stroke.

Results: Those who underwent the program reported significantly more gain in tibial trabecular bone content and cortical bone thickness on the affected side.

Conclusion: Regular exercise is thus beneficial for enhancing bone health in this population.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Aged
  • Exercise Test
  • Exercise Therapy / adverse effects
  • Exercise Therapy / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoporosis / prevention & control*
  • Paralysis / etiology
  • Paralysis / physiopathology
  • Paralysis / rehabilitation
  • Single-Blind Method
  • Stroke / complications*
  • Stroke Rehabilitation
  • Tibia / diagnostic imaging
  • Tibia / physiopathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome