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Bone mineral density and rowing exercise in older women

Creator:

McNamara, Adrienne J.

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Studies in young women show that rowing exercise is osteogenic at the spine. However, little is known regarding rowing exercise and spine bone mineral density in older women. The aim of this study was to examine differences in spine bone mineral density (BMD) and back strength between premenopausal and postmenopausal...

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Masters Thesis
The effects of a 7-month high impact jumping intervention on bone mass in pre-pubescent boys and girls

Creator:

Fuchs, Robyn K.

Abstract:

High impact loading activities such as jumping, performed during childhood is advocated as one preventive method for increasing peak bone mass. Thus, we conducted a randomized intervention to examine the effect of high impact loading on bone mass in 34 pre-pubescent boys and girl over a seven month period. Participants...

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Masters Thesis
The growing skeleton : influence of lifestlye and the development of normative data using DXA

Creator:

Fuchs, Robyn K.

Abstract:

To examine the potential for exercise to build bone mass during growth, objectives of this dissertation included: 1) determine the effects of 7 months of jumping followed by 7 months of detraining on hip and spine bone mass in the prepubertal children; 2) determine variables that best predict bone mineral...

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Dissertation