Exercise for Osteoporosis

Did you know…?
One of the best ways to strengthen your bones and prevent osteoporosis is by getting regular exercise such as walking, dancing, jogging, weight bearing exercise or playing tennis. Even if you already have osteoporosis, exercising can help maintain the bone mass you have.

Other possible benefits of exercise include:
- Increasing your ability to carry out daily tasks and activities
- Maintaining or improving your posture
- Relieving or lessening pain
- Increasing your sense of well-being

Walking outside in the sunshine not only gives bones the strengthening benefits that come with the weight bearing exercise of walking, but the skin’s exposure to sunshine also helps with the absorption of Vitamin D. It is needed to absorb calcium from the intestines and into the blood. Statistically, about 30 - 40 percent of the people who get hip fractures, a common occurrence with osteoporosis, are vitamin D deficient.

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Care & Share by Bone and Joint Center, Bangkok Hospital Phuket : http://www.phukethospital.com/eng/center_bone_joint.php