How to Do a Safe Squat if You Have Osteoporosis

by Margaret Martin on May 9, 2013

in Osteoporosis Exercises

I am passionate about exercise and especially about how exercise can benefit people with osteoporosis, osteopenia, or low bone density. However, people with osteoporosis need to pay special attention to the exercises that they practice. Exercise is very beneficial but the wrong exercise, or the right exercise done incorrectly, can cause considerable harm to you and your bones. Read the rest of this article

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Should You Use Calcium Supplements?

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In a recent article published on MedScape—Trash the Calcium, Save the Patient—Charles Vega, MD at the University of California (Irvine) Medical School urges his fellow physicians to do just that: “skip the calcium and save the patient”. His primary concern is with the frequent  calcium supplements usage by people without physician or health care provider supervision.

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