Physical Activity and Bone Health: Conventional Wisdom, Contemporary Ideas provides an overview of several of the key factors involved in bone health, particularly physical activity. Featuring the Joseph B. Wolffe Memorial Lecture from the 2012 ACSM annual meeting, the DVD discusses the fact that although, on average, pharmacologic therapies are more effective in increasing bone density than exercise, a compelling case can be advanced for physical activity as a positive measure for helping prevent osteoporosis. The DVD also addresses the issue of why bone mass density is relatively low in some athletes.
Among the topics covered:
• Prevention of osteoporosis
• Regulation of bone mass by loading
• Physical activity and bone health: conventional wisdom, contemporary ideas
• Current clinical recommendations on physical activity to prevent osteoporosis
• NSAIDs and the bone mass density response to exercise
• Why is bone mass density low in some athletes?
• Are transient exercise-induced increases in PTH good or bad?
