But
any fracture in an older person could be a warning sign that the bone is weaker than optimal.
Not exact matches
«
In osteoporosis, which primarily affects
older people, bone mass is reduced, the bone is porous and contains tiny
fractures,» Dimarogonas explains.
A major health problem
in older people is age - associated osteoporosis — the thinning of bone and the loss of bone density that increases the risk of
fractures.
«I would only suggest calcium and vitamin D for
fracture prophylaxis
in very high risk populations, such as much
older people in institutions such as nursing homes, who get no sunlight exposure at all.
The participants
in this project were 130
older people who had sustained a hip
fracture due to a fall and lived independently.
Dr Nick Evans, Associate Professor
in Bioengineering at the University of Southampton and lead author of the study, says: «Bone
fractures are a big problem
in society, especially
in older people.
By strengthening muscles
in the muscles
in the core and lower body and by improving balance, strength training helps
older people avoid one of the most common causes of injury and mortality — falling and
fracturing a bone.
The side structure of the
old model was poor, and measures recorded on the driver dummy indicated that a
person in a real - world crash of this severity could sustain rib
fractures, internal organ injuries, and a
fractured pelvis.