Osteoporosis in active women: prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
| Autor: | Steven M. Erickson, Thomas L. Sevier, Donald M. Christie |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Postmenopausal women biology Bone disease Athletes business.industry medicine.drug_class Osteoporosis Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Calcitonin Estrogen Internal medicine Physical therapy medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine medicine.symptom Young female business Weight gain |
| Zdroj: | The Physician and sportsmedicine. 25(11) |
| ISSN: | 0091-3847 |
| Popis: | Insufficient estrogen can cause osteoporosis in young female athletes, like the 17-year-old runner described here, as well as in postmenopausal women, whose management is also detailed. The most common technique for diagnosis is dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Prevention and treatment depend on a woman's age but may include increased calcium intake, weight gain, weight-bearing and resistance exercise, and estrogen replacement therapy. Alendronate and/or calcitonin may be used as alternatives to estrogen therapy. |
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