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Cavedon V, Sandri M, Zancanaro C, Milanese C. Assessing the Muscle-Bone Unit in Girls Exposed to Different Amounts of Impact-Loading Physical Activity-A Cross-Sectional Association Study. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 11:1099. [PMID: 39334631 PMCID: PMC11430549 DOI: 10.3390/children11091099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2024] [Revised: 09/04/2024] [Accepted: 09/04/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES In children, an association exists between muscle and bone, as well as between physical activity and osteogenesis. Impact loading is a factor in increasing bone accrual during growth. In this work, we explored the muscle-bone association in girls exposed to long-term physical activity at different levels of impact loading. METHODS Four groups of girls aged 7-16 were considered. The curricular (C; n = 22) group only had curricular physical activity at school (2 h/w). In addition to curricular physical activity, the girls in the dance (D; n = 21), gymnastics at lower training (GL; n = 14), and gymnastics at higher training (GH; n = 20) groups had 2 h/w, 4 h/w, and 4 h/w < training ≤ 12 h/w additional physical activity, respectively, for at least one year. A visual analysis estimated the respective amounts of impact-loading activity. The bone mineral content (BMC), areal bone mineral density (aBMD), and fat-free soft tissue mass (FFSTM) were assessed with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. RESULTS The results showed that, after adjusting for several confounders, statistically significant correlations were present between muscle mass and several bone mineral variables. A regression analysis confirmed the correlation in the data, and showed the marginal role of other body composition variables and physical activity for predicting BMC and BMD. CONCLUSION Skeletal muscle mass is a major determinant of the BMC and BMD of the TBLH, as well as of the Appendicular level, in girls exposed to different amounts of long-term impact-loading physical activity.
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- Valentina Cavedon
- Laboratory of Anthropometry and Body Composition, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy
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- Laboratory of Anthropometry and Body Composition, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy
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- Laboratory of Anthropometry and Body Composition, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy
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- Laboratory of Anthropometry and Body Composition, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy
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Critchley ML, Toomey C, Gabel L, Kenny SJ, Emery CA. Differences in bone mineral density and associated factors in dancers and other female athletes. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2024; 49:1093-1099. [PMID: 38691851 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2023-0450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Dancers are susceptible to relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S), specifically low bone mineral density (BMD). Little is known about how dancers' BMD compares to other athletic populations. The objective of this study was to examine the association between participant characteristics and total body areal BMD (aBMD) among female pre-professional dancers compared to other female athletes. Two hundred sixty-nine females (132 pre-professional dancers (17.6 (3.2) years) and 137 sport participants (22.8 (2.6) years) were included in this study. aBMD (g/cm2) was estimated using dual X-ray absorptiometry. Multivariable linear regression was used to examine the association between height-adjusted z-scores of total body aBMD (aBMD-Z) and age (years), body mass index (BMI) (z-score), supplement intake, history of stress fracture, irregular menses, MRI/bone scan, 1-year injury history, oral contraceptives, and activity (dance/sport). Total body aBMD and aBMD-Z were lower in dancers than athletes (dancers: aBMD = 1.03 g/cm2 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.05); aBMD-Z = -0.28 (-0.43, -0.12) (p < 0.001); athletes: aBMD = 1.14 g/cm2 (95% CI: 1.12, 1.16); aBMD-Z = 0.41 (0.25, 0.57) (p < 0.001)). aBMD-Z increased with age (β = 0.054, 95% CI: 0.017, 0.092; p = 0.004) and BMI (β = 0.221, 95% CI: 0.006, 0.415; p = 0.043). Activity type modified the relationship between BMI and aBMD-Z (β = 0.323, 95% CI: 0.025, 0.621; p < 0.033) with a stronger positive association in dancers, compared to other female athletes. Dancers had lower total body aBMD and aBMD-Z than other female athletes. aBMD-Z increases with age in female pre-professional dancers and other female athletes. A stronger association exists between aBMD-Z and BMI in dancers than athletes. Future studies should consider changes in aBMD-Z during adolescence and associations with increased risk of bone injury.
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- Meghan L Critchley
- Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- School of Creative and Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Zheng Y, You T, Du R, Zhang J, Peng T, Liang J, Zhao B, Ou H, Jiang Y, Feng H, Yilifate A, Lin Q. The Effect of Non-immersive Virtual Reality Exergames Versus Band Stretching on Cardiovascular and Cerebral Hemodynamic Response: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:902757. [PMID: 35903784 PMCID: PMC9314640 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.902757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Exercise is one of the effective ways to improve cognition. Different forms of exercises, such as aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, and coordination exercise, have different effects on the improvement of cognitive impairment. In recent years, exergames based on Non-Immersive Virtual Reality (NIVR-Exergames) have been widely used in entertainment and have gradually been applied to clinical rehabilitation. However, the mechanism of NIVR-Exergames on improving motor cognition has not been clarified. Therefore, the aim of this study is to find whether NIVR-Exergames result in a better neural response mechanism to improve the area of the cerebral cortex related to motor cognition under functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) dynamic monitoring in comparison with resistance exercise (resistance band stretching). Methods A cross-over study design was adopted in this study, and 15 healthy young subjects (18–24 years old) were randomly divided into group A (n = 8) and group B (n = 7) according to a computerized digital table method. Task 1 was an NIVR-Exergame task, and Task 2 was resistance band stretching. Group A first performed Task 1, rested for 30 min (i.e., a washout period), and then performed Task 2. Group B had the reverse order. The fNIRS test was synchronized in real time during exercise tasks, and heart rate measurements, blood pressure measurements, and 2-back task synchronization fNIRS tests were performed at baseline, Post-task 1, and Post-task 2. The primary outcomes were beta values from the general linear model (GLM) in different regions of interest (ROIs), and the secondary outcomes were heart rate, blood pressure, reaction time of 2-back, and accuracy rate of 2-back. Results The activation differences of Task 1 and Task 2 in the right premotor cortex (PMC) (P = 0.025) and the left PMC (P = 0.011) were statistically significant. There were statistically significant differences in the activation of the right supplementary motor area (SMA) (P = 0.007), left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) (P = 0.031), left and right PMC (P = 0.005; P = 0.002) between baseline and Post-task 1. The differences in systolic pressure (SBP) between the two groups at three time points among women were statistically significant (P1 = 0.009, P2 < 0.001, P3 = 0.044). Conclusion In this study, we found that NIVR-Exergames combined with motor and challenging cognitive tasks can promote the activation of SMA, PMC and DLPFC in healthy young people compared with resistance exercise alone, providing compelling preliminary evidence of the power for the rehabilitation of motor and cognitive function in patients with central nervous system diseases.
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- Yuxin Zheng
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth College of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth College of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth College of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth College of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth College of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth College of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth College of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth College of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth College of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Huiping Feng,
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth College of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Anniwaer Yilifate,
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth College of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Qiang Lin,
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Freire Ribeiro AB, Bruininks BD, Street GM, Smock AJ, Scibora LM. Comparison of Tibial Geometry, Density, and Strength in College-Aged Female Eumenorrheic Dancers, Gymnasts, and Runners: A Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography Study. J Dance Med Sci 2022; 26:165-172. [PMID: 35697494 DOI: 10.12678/1089-313x.091522c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Weightbearing activities such as gymnastics, soccer, weightlifting, and running have often been used as benchmarks in skeletal research since they have been shown to promote densitometric and geometric benefits. In comparison with other sports, there is a paucity of information in relation to dance and its osteogenic potential. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare tibial geometry, density, and strength in college-aged dancers versus gymnasts and runners. METHODS A total of 60 trained eumenorrheic collegiate-aged female dancers (n = 11), gymnasts (n = 11), runners (n = 19), and sedentary controls (n = 19) were included in the study. Bone measurements, including total area (ToA), volumetric (total vBMD) and cortical density (CoD), compressive bone strength (BSI), and polar strength stress index (SSIp) of the dominant limb, were assessed using peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) at the distal and proximal tibia (4% and 66% of limb length). RESULTS No significant differences in ToA, CoD, CoA, and total vBMD were found between dancers and the comparison athletes at the measured sites. In addition, strength indices (BSI and SSIp) at the distal and proximal sites were similar between the dancing and both athlete groups. CONCLUSION Results suggest dance elicits similar structural adaptations at the tibia compared to benchmark high-impact and repetitive impact sports; thus, indicating dance, in its various forms, can have a positive effect on important bone variables that influence density and strength. These adaptations may potentially delay or prevent bone fragility later in life. Future studies should compare individual styles of dance separately, longitudinally, and include other important lower (e.g., hip) and upper body (e.g., radius) sites to further identify which forms provide the greatest osteogenic benefits.
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Hosseinzadeh S, Egan J, Shariat M, Williamson PM, Momenzadeh K, Van Dam M, Rodriguez EK, Nazarian A, Luo X. Plaster of Paris: Squeeze, But Not Too Hard! Orthopedics 2022; 45:e57-e61. [PMID: 34734776 DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20211101-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Plaster of Paris (PoP) has been the predominant treatment option for most acute and chronic orthopedic conditions. Water immersion significantly decreases the PoP bandage strength. Moreover, concerns have been raised about the possibility of breaks in PoP splints and cast failures once solid. The current study was designed to account for the increase in weight associated with increased PoP layers. The authors hypothesized that by controlling for weight variation as layers increased, they could determine the number of layers of PoP bandage that truly results in optimal mechanical properties. They assessed whether adequate plaster weight control while increasing layers could improve the mechanical properties of the splint. [Orthopedics. 2022;45(1):e57-e61.].
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Christensen JF, Vartanian M, Sancho-Escanero L, Khorsandi S, Yazdi SHN, Farahi F, Borhani K, Gomila A. A Practice-Inspired Mindset for Researching the Psychophysiological and Medical Health Effects of Recreational Dance (Dance Sport). Front Psychol 2021; 11:588948. [PMID: 33716840 PMCID: PMC7950321 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.588948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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“Dance” has been associated with many psychophysiological and medical health effects. However, varying definitions of what constitute “dance” have led to a rather heterogenous body of evidence about such potential effects, leaving the picture piecemeal at best. It remains unclear what exact parameters may be driving positive effects. We believe that this heterogeneity of evidence is partly due to a lack of a clear definition of dance for such empirical purposes. A differentiation is needed between (a) the effects on the individual when the activity of “dancing” is enjoyed as a dancer within different dance domains (e.g., professional/”high-art” type of dance, erotic dance, religious dance, club dancing, Dance Movement Therapy (DMT), and what is commonly known as hobby, recreational or social dance), and (b) the effects on the individual within these different domains, as a dancer of the different dance styles (solo dance, partnering dance, group dance; and all the different styles within these). Another separate category of dance engagement is, not as a dancer, but as a spectator of all of the above. “Watching dance” as part of an audience has its own set of psychophysiological and neurocognitive effects on the individual, and depends on the context where dance is witnessed. With the help of dance professionals, we first outline some different dance domains and dance styles, and outline aspects that differentiate them, and that may, therefore, cause differential empirical findings when compared regardless (e.g., amount of interpersonal contact, physical exertion, context, cognitive demand, type of movements, complexity of technique and ratio of choreography/improvisation). Then, we outline commonalities between all dance styles. We identify six basic components that are part of any dance practice, as part of a continuum, and review and discuss available research for each of them concerning the possible health and wellbeing effects of each of these components, and how they may relate to the psychophysiological and health effects that are reported for “dancing”: (1) rhythm and music, (2) sociality, (3) technique and fitness, (4) connection and connectedness (self-intimation), (5) flow and mindfulness, (6) aesthetic emotions and imagination. Future research efforts might take into account the important differences between types of dance activities, as well as the six components, for a more targeted assessment of how “dancing” affects the human body.
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- Julia F Christensen
- Department for Language and Literature, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- 3Fish Corporate Filmmaking, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain
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Aparisi Gómez MP, Weidekamm C, Aparisi F, Bazzocchi A. Sports and Metabolic Bone Disease. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2020; 24:277-289. [PMID: 32987426 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1709483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Physical activity (PA) increases bone mass and bone strength through different mechanisms and also reduces the risk of falls in the elderly, through proprioception and balance training. The benefits seen in adolescence continue into adulthood. Exercise delays and attenuates the effects of osteoporosis, and particular sports activities may be recommended to improve bone mineral density (BMD) of the spine or regional BMD, improve balance, and prevent falls. Stress injuries related to exercise are more common in osteopenic and osteoporotic individuals.Sports activity may in some cases be detrimental for bone health, with nutrition restriction a frequent cause for negative effects of the practice of PA on bone. The examples are the so-called female athlete triad of menstrual dysfunction resulting in reduced estrogen levels, low energy due to malnutrition, and decreased BMD. A similar triad is described in male athletes. This review analyzes the effects of sport on bone metabolism and in particular its relationship with metabolic bone disease.
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- Maria Pilar Aparisi Gómez
- Department of Radiology, Auckland City Hospital Auckland, New Zealand.,Department of Radiology, Hospital Vithas Nueve de Octubre, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Vithas Nueve de Octubre, Valencia, Spain
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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Buttan A, Cui J, Guo X, Chen YDI, Hsueh WA, Rotter JI, Goodarzi MO. Physical Activity Associations with Bone Mineral Density and Modification by Metabolic Traits. J Endocr Soc 2020; 4:bvaa092. [PMID: 32803094 PMCID: PMC7417873 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvaa092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Objective To assess the relationship of physical activity with bone mineral density (BMD) at various sites and examine potential modifying metabolic factors. Methods Responses from physical activity questionnaires were used to determine total physical activity (PA), moderate physical activity (mod-PA), and sedentary time. Regression analyses were performed to evaluate association of activity traits with insulin sensitivity by euglycemic clamp, adiponectin, C-reactive protein (CRP), and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in 741 healthy subjects. Results The cohort was relatively sedentary. Activity level was associated with arm, pelvis, and leg BMD in univariate analyses. In multivariate association analyses of arm BMD, only female sex (β = -0.73, P < 0.0001) and adiponectin (β = -0.076, P = 0.0091) were significant. Multivariate analyses of pelvis BMD found independent associations with body mass index (BMI) (β = 0.33, P < 0.0001), adiponectin (β = -0.10, P = 0.013), female sex (β = -0.18, P < 0.0001), sedentary time (β = -0.088, P = 0.034), PA (β = 0.11, P = 0.01), and mod-PA (β = 0.11, P = 0.014). Age (β = -0.10, P = 0.0087), female sex (β = -0.63, P < 0.0001), BMI (β = 0.24, P < 0.0001), and mod-PA (β = 0.10, P = 0.0024) were independently associated with leg BMD. Conclusions These results suggest that BMD increases with physical activity in the arms, legs, and pelvis and is inversely related to sedentary time in the pelvis and legs; these associations may be modified by age, sex, BMI, and adiponectin, depending on the site, with physical activity being more important to pelvis and leg BMD than arm BMD and sedentary time being important for pelvis BMD. Moreover, we demonstrated that CRP, PAI-1, and insulin sensitivity play a minor role in BMD.
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- Anshu Buttan
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Institute for Translational Genomics and Population Sciences, The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
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- Institute for Translational Genomics and Population Sciences, The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Institute for Translational Genomics and Population Sciences, The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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Lihala S, Mitra S, Neogy S, Datta N, Choudhury S, Chatterjee K, Mondal B, Halder S, Roy A, Sengupta M, Kumar H. Dance movement therapy in rehabilitation of Parkinson's disease - A feasibility study. J Bodyw Mov Ther 2020; 26:12-17. [PMID: 33992231 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Environmental enrichment during physical exercise was found beneficial in neurological disorders. Application of dance in a structured way could effectively enhance the environment of physical rehabilitation. Therefore, dance therapy can be an alternative exercise program with potential benefit in affect, cognition and social integration in various neurological disorders. OBJECTIVE This pre-post experimental study without control was designed to assess the impact of dance movement therapy on cognition, quality of life and motor symptoms in PD patients. METHODS A group of 10 mild-moderate PD patients from Movement Disorders Clinic; I-NK, participated in group sessions for a period of 2 months (twice a week). Each session involved verbal communication followed by warming up movements and concluded with target oriented physical activities, focused on physical symptoms, emotional and cognitive aspects. All the patients were assessed before and after the intervention using Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale part III (UPDRS part III), Hoehn and Yahr Scale (H and Y), Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire 39 (PDQ-39) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA). RESULTS We observed a change in median MOCA score from 19.00 to 22.00 (p .027). PDQ 39 also showed change in median score from 59.50 to 30.00 (p .027). The change in UPDRS III (0.08) and H and Y (0.157) failed to reach significant limit. CONCLUSION Dance Movement Therapy was found beneficial in overall cognition and quality of life in patients with mild-moderate PD. Studies with larger sample size will assess the long-term safety and effectiveness of this alternative therapy in future.
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- Shubha Lihala
- Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata, India; Ballygunge Rhythmosaic School and Dance Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata, India; Ballygunge Rhythmosaic School and Dance Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata, India; Ballygunge Rhythmosaic School and Dance Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata, India; Ballygunge Rhythmosaic School and Dance Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata, India
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- Ballygunge Rhythmosaic School and Dance Institute, Kolkata, India
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Patel H, Sammut L, Denison H, Teesdale-Spittle P, Dennison E. The Relationship Between Non-elite Sporting Activity and Calcaneal Bone Density in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Narrative Systematic Review. Front Physiol 2020; 11:167. [PMID: 32210834 PMCID: PMC7069218 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Introduction: Osteoporotic fractures represent a major public health burden. The risk of fragility fractures in late adulthood is strongly impacted by peak bone mass acquisition by the third decade. Weight-bearing sporting activity may be beneficial to peak bone mass accrual, but previous studies have focused on elite sporting activity and have used dual energy X-ray absorptiometry as a measure of bone density. The authors performed a narrative systematic review of individual sports (performed non-competitively or at local level) and calcaneal quantitative ultrasound (cQUS) bone measures in young people. Methods: Multiple databases were systematically searched up until the 31st of March 2019. The authors included studies of participants' mean age (11–35 years), reporting any level of recreational sporting activity and cQUS measures as well as excluding elite/professional sporting physical activity. Studies (title and abstract) were screened independently by two reviewers, and a third reviewer resolved any discrepancies. STROBE guidelines were used to check the reporting of observational studies. The Newcastle–Ottawa Scale was used to assess the risk of bias of the studies included in the review. The systematic review was registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO). Results: A search yielded 29,512 articles that considered relationships between bone density assessed by any technique and sporting activity. Duplicate and out of scope abstracts were removed. This left 424 papers that were screened by two reviewers; of these, six met the inclusion criteria, including assessment by cQUS. The authors identified papers where sports were considered, included soccer (football), swimming, cycling, gymnastics, dancing, badminton, basketball, fencing, wrestling, and judokas. Although study heterogeneity prohibited meta-analysis, all six included studies reported significant benefits of weight-bearing non-elite sports on cQUS outcomes. Conclusion: Our study found beneficial effects of non-elite sports participation on cQUS in adolescence and young adulthood, although further work is now indicated.
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- Hansa Patel
- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Rheumatology, University Hospital Southampton, Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.,MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Wielandt T, van den Wyngaert T, Uijttewaal JR, Huyghe I, Maes M, Stassijns G. Bone mineral density in adolescent elite ballet dancers. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2019; 59:1564-1570. [PMID: 31215202 DOI: 10.23736/s0022-4707.19.09700-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Data documenting BMD in pre-professional adolescent ballet dancers is limited. This cross-sectional study assesses bone mineral density (BMD) in young adolescent elite ballet dancers and compares BMD values between males and females (with and without normal menarche) and body composition between dancers with and without low Z-score. METHODS Cross-sectional study of third year ballet students (female=23; male=15; mean age 14.7 years; SD: 0.5) of The Royal Ballet School of Antwerp (Belgium) training 22 hours a week. They completed questionnaires and underwent dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to measure BMD and body composition. Each female participant completed questionnaires assessing menstrual status. RESULTS DXA revealed that 12 out of 38 (32%) of the dancers had Z-score <-1. On average, male dancers had a lower BMD compared to an age-matched reference population (mean Z-score -0.9; SD 0.5), with 7 out of 15 having Z-score <-1. Overall, absolute BMD values were highest in the legs, followed by spine and arms. Dancers with Z-score <-1 had a significantly lower total mass. 43% of female ballet dancers had not yet had their first period and 39% had oligomenorrhea, but no significant differences between groups was detected. CONCLUSIONS A third of adolescent elite ballet dancers had low to very low Z-score. Nearly 2 out of 3 dancers with a Z-score <-1 were males, showing that low BMD is not limited to female dancers. Among female dancers menstrual dysfunction was frequent, without apparent impact on BMD or body composition in the studied age group.
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- Tim Wielandt
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Heilig-Hart Hospital, Lier, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium - .,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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Fong Yan A, Cobley S, Chan C, Pappas E, Nicholson LL, Ward RE, Murdoch RE, Gu Y, Trevor BL, Vassallo AJ, Wewege MA, Hiller CE. The Effectiveness of Dance Interventions on Physical Health Outcomes Compared to Other Forms of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Med 2018; 48:933-951. [PMID: 29270864 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-017-0853-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Physical inactivity is one of the key global health challenges as it is associated with adverse effects related to ageing, weight control, physical function, longevity, and quality of life. Dancing is a form of physical activity associated with health benefits across the lifespan, even at amateur levels of participation. However, it is unclear whether dance interventions are equally as effective as other forms of physical activity. OBJECTIVE The aim was to systematically review the literature on the effectiveness of structured dance interventions, in comparison to structured exercise programmes, on physical health outcome measures. METHODS Seven databases were searched from earliest records to 4 August 2017. Studies investigating dance interventions lasting > 4 weeks that included physical health outcomes and had a structured exercise comparison group were included in the study. Screening and data extraction were performed by two reviewers, with all disagreements resolved by the primary author. Where appropriate, meta-analysis was performed or an effect size estimate generated. RESULTS Of 11,434 studies identified, 28 (total sample size 1276 participants) met the inclusion criteria. A variety of dance genres and structured exercise interventions were compared. Meta-analyses showed dance interventions significantly improved body composition, blood biomarkers, and musculoskeletal function. The effect of either intervention on cardiovascular function and self-perceived mobility was equivalent. CONCLUSION Undertaking structured dance of any genre is equally and occasionally more effective than other types of structured exercise for improving a range of health outcome measures. Health practitioners can recommend structured dance as a safe and effective exercise alternative.
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- Alycia Fong Yan
- Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Freitas L, Amorim T, Humbert L, Fonollá R, Flouris AD, Metsios GS, Jamurtas AZ, Koutedakis Y. Cortical and trabecular bone analysis of professional dancers using 3D-DXA: a case–control study. J Sports Sci 2018; 37:82-89. [DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2018.1483178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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- Laura Freitas
- Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- The Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
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- Musculoskeletal Unit, Galgo Medical, Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Sports and Exercise Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece
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- The Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
- School of Sports and Exercise Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece
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- The Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
- School of Sports and Exercise Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece
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Wewege MA, Ward RE. Bone mineral density in pre-professional female ballet dancers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Sci Med Sport 2018. [PMID: 29526411 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2018.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To quantitatively compare bone mineral density (BMD) outcomes between pre-professional female adolescent ballet dancers and control populations. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS Six electronic databases and relevant journals were systematically searched up to August 2017. Included articles examined BMD in adolescent females undergoing pre-professional ballet training and healthy age-matched controls with an available English full text. Dancers were aged 15-19 years and trained in ballet at least 10h per week. BMD data were analysed via standardized mean difference to account for differences in reporting methods RESULTS: From 3984 potential articles, 8 cross-sectional studies were accepted for inclusion, which compared 293 dancers (16.9±0.8 years) to 333 controls (16.9±0.9 years). No data were available from longitudinal studies. Dancers displayed lower BMD at the radius and higher BMD at the femoral neck, femoral trochanter and Ward's triangle. No significant differences were observed in the lumbar spine or tibia. The overall study quality was low and heterogeneity was present in some analyses. CONCLUSIONS This meta-analysis indicates that there may be a site-specific osteogenic effect of pre-professional classical ballet training in adolescent females, with a notable and concerning finding of reduced upper limb BMD compared to age-matched controls. Longitudinal cohort studies are required to confirm the effects of pre-professional ballet training on BMD during adolescence.
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- Michael A Wewege
- Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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Amorim T, Metsios GS, Wyon M, Nevill AM, Flouris AD, Maia J, Teixeira E, Machado JC, Marques F, Koutedakis Y. Bone mass of female dance students prior to professional dance training: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0180639. [PMID: 28678833 PMCID: PMC5498074 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Professional dancers are at risk of developing low bone mineral density (BMD). However, whether low BMD phenotypes already exist in pre-vocational dance students is relatively unknown. Aim To cross-sectionally assess bone mass parameters in female dance students selected for professional dance training (first year vocational dance students) in relation to aged- and sex-matched controls. Methods 34 female selected for professional dance training (10.9yrs ±0.7) and 30 controls (11.1yrs ±0.5) were examined. Anthropometry, pubertal development (Tanner) and dietary data (3-day food diary) were recorded. BMD and bone mineral content (BMC) at forearm, femur neck (FN) and lumbar spine (LS) were assessed using Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry. Volumetric densities were estimated by calculating bone mineral apparent density (BMAD). Results Dancers were mainly at Tanner pubertal stage I (vs. stage IV in controls, p<0.001), and demonstrated significantly lower body weight (p<0.001) and height (p<0.01) than controls. Calorie intake was not different between groups, but calcium intake was significantly greater in dancers (p<0.05). Dancers revealed a significantly lower BMC and BMD values at all anatomical sites (p<0.001), and significantly lower BMAD values at the LS and FN (p<0.001). When adjusted for covariates (body weight, height, pubertal development and calcium intake), dance students continued to display a significantly lower BMD and BMAD at the FN (p<0.05; p<0.001) at the forearm (p<0.01). Conclusion Before undergoing professional dance training, first year vocational dance students demonstrated inferior bone mass compared to controls. Longitudinal models are required to assess how bone health-status changes with time throughout professional training.
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- Tânia Amorim
- Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- The Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Walsall, United Kingdom
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- The Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Walsall, United Kingdom
- School of Exercise Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece
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- The Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Walsall, United Kingdom
- National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science, London, United Kingdom
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- The Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Walsall, United Kingdom
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- School of Exercise Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece
- FAME Laboratory, Department of Exercise Science, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece
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- Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- The Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Walsall, United Kingdom
- School of Exercise Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece
- Institute for Research and Technology–Thessaly, CERTH, Trikala, Greece
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Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) position statement on exercise prescription for the prevention and management of osteoporosis. J Sci Med Sport 2016; 20:438-445. [PMID: 27840033 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 10/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Osteoporotic fractures are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Although exercise has long been recommended for the prevention and management of osteoporosis, existing guidelines are often non-specific and do not account for individual differences in bone health, fracture risk and functional capacity. The aim of the current position statement is to provide health practitioners with specific, evidence-based guidelines for safe and effective exercise prescription for the prevention or management of osteoporosis, accommodating a range of potential comorbidities. DESIGN Position statement. METHODS Interpretation and application of research reports describing the effects of exercise interventions for the prevention and management of low bone mass, osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture. RESULTS Evidence from animal and human trials indicates that bone responds positively to impact activities and high intensity progressive resistance training. Furthermore, the optimisation of muscle strength, balance and mobility minimises the risk of falls (and thereby fracture), which is particularly relevant for individuals with limited functional capacity and/or a very high risk of osteoporotic fracture. It is important that all exercise programs be accompanied by sufficient calcium and vitamin D, and address issues of comorbidity and safety. For example, loaded spine flexion is not recommended, and impact activities may require modification in the presence of osteoarthritis or frailty. CONCLUSIONS Specific guidelines for safe and effective exercise for bone health are presented. Individual exercise prescription must take into account existing bone health status, co-morbidities, and functional or clinical risk factors for falls and fracture.
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Amorim T, Wyon M, Maia J, Machado JC, Marques F, Metsios GS, Flouris AD, Koutedakis Y. Prevalence of low bone mineral density in female dancers. Sports Med 2015; 45:257-68. [PMID: 25281333 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-014-0268-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE While some authors report that dancers have reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and increased risk of osteoporosis, others have stressed the positive effects of dance training on developing healthy BMD. Given the existing controversy, the aim of this systematic review was to examine the best evidence-based information available in relation to female dancers. METHODS Four databases (Web of Science, PubMed, EBSCO, Scopus) and two dance science journals (Journal of Dance Medicine and Science and Medical Problems of Performing Artists) were searched for relevant material using the keywords "dance", "ballet", "BMD", "bone density", "osteoporosis" and "female athlete triad syndrome". A total of 257 abstracts were screened using selected inclusion (studies involving bone measurements in dancers) and exclusion (editorials, opinion papers, chapters in books, narrative reviews and non-English language papers) criteria according to PRISMA guidelines. Following the above screening, a total of 108 abstracts were identified as potentially relevant. After the exclusion of conference proceedings, review papers, studies focusing only in male dancers and studies in which dancers' information were combined with other athletes, the eligible papers were subsequently assessed using the GRADE system and grouped according to: (1) prevalence of low BMD and associated factors, (2) incidence of low BMD and risk factors, (3) prevention/treatment of low BMD in dancers, and (4) other studies. RESULTS Of the 257 abstracts that were initially screened, only 35 studies were finally considered. Only one of these 35 was of high quality, while the remaining 34 were of relatively low quality. Seven studies reported prevalence of low BMD and associated factors, 10 reported associated factors with no prevalence data, while one reported prevalence with no associated factors data. One study cited risk factors, while another one elaborated on the treatment of low BMD in dancers. The remaining 15 studies were classified as "other studies". CONCLUSIONS It remains unclear whether low BMD is prevalent in female dancers. The present review highlights the need for high-quality BMD research in this area.
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- Tânia Amorim
- Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido Costa 91, 4200-450, Porto, Portugal,
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This study attempted to validate an anthropometric equation for predicting age at peak height velocity (PHV) in 198 Polish girls followed longitudinally from 8 to 18 years. Maturity offset (years before or after PHV) was predicted from chronological age, mass, stature, sitting height and estimated leg length at each observation; predicted age at PHV was the difference between age and maturity offset. Actual age at PHV for each girl was derived with Preece-Baines Model 1. Predicted ages at PHV increased from 8 to16 years and varied relative to time before and after actual age at PHV. Predicted and actual ages at PHV did not differ at 9 years, but predicted overestimated actual age at PHV from 10 to 16 years. Girls of contrasting maturity status differed in predicted age at PHV from 8 to 14 years. In conclusion, predicted age at PHV is dependent upon age at prediction and individual differences in actual age at PHV, which limits its utility as an indicator of maturity timing in general and in sport talent programmes. It may have limited applicability as a categorical variable (pre-, post-PHV) among average maturing girls during the interval of the growth spurt, ~11.0-13.0 years.
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- Robert M Malina
- a Department of Kinesiology and Health Education , University of Texas at Austin , Austin , TX , USA
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Rampal V, Hausselle J, Thoreux P, Wicart P, Skalli W. Three-dimensional morphologic study of the child's hip: which parameters are reproducible? Clin Orthop Relat Res 2013; 471:1343-8. [PMID: 23100189 PMCID: PMC3586012 DOI: 10.1007/s11999-012-2660-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Biplanar x-ray images obtained with patients in a standing weightbearing position allow reconstruction of three-dimensional (3-D) bone geometries, with lower radiation exposure than CT scans and better bone definition than MRI. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We determined the reproducibility of 3-D parameter values of the hips and pelves of healthy children, using biplanar x-ray images. METHODS We built 3-D models of the hips of 33 children without musculoskeletal problems: 10 subjects younger than 9 years and 23 who were 9 years or older. Three anatomic landmarks and nine hip and pelvic parameters were computed for each reconstruction. To determine the reliability of these landmarks and parameters, each bone was reconstructed four times by two independent observers, leading to a total of 264 reconstructions, and parameters were studied for the two age groups and compared between dancers and nondancers. RESULTS Taking into account all reconstructions, the interobserver reproducibility ranged from 2 to 4 mm for landmark positions or distance parameters, and 2° to 6° for angular parameters. The most reproducible point was the center of the femoral head (range, 0.2-17 mm). The distance between this center and its projection on the plane fitting the edge of the acetabulum, and the pelvic tilt were the most reproducible parameters. CONCLUSIONS Reproducible 3-D reconstructions of hips and pelves of children were possible using biplanar x-ray images, regardless of the children's ages. Although we report preliminary values for 3-D parameters in healthy children's hips, further work is needed to obtain direct validation of our parameters using CT reconstructions of cadaveric specimens to avoid high doses of radiation.
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- Virginie Rampal
- Service d'orthopédie pédiatrique, Hôpitaux pédiatriques de Nice, GCS CHU-Lenval, 57 avenue de la Californie, 06000, Nice, France.
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Mechanical loading is a crucial factor for maintaining skeletal health. Physical activities, exercise, and sports provide a wealth and variety of mechanical loads to bones, through muscle forces, ground reaction forces, and other contact or impact forces. Weightbearing activities can be effective exercises to enhance bone health-particularly, those that involve jumping and impact loads (with greater strain magnitudes, rates, and frequencies). Physical activity appears to be acutely beneficial for enhancing bone health in the early pubertal period and in older age, such as in postmenopausal women. In preparing this article, PubMed, Web of Science, and relevant edited books (English language) were reviewed from 1961 to present.
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- Sarah L Manske
- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Burt LA, Greene DA, Ducher G, Naughton GA. Skeletal adaptations associated with pre-pubertal gymnastics participation as determined by DXA and pQCT: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Sci Med Sport 2012; 16:231-9. [PMID: 22951266 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2012] [Revised: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Participation in gymnastics prior to puberty offers an intriguing and unique model, particularly in girls. The individuality comes from both upper and lower limbs being exposed to high mechanical loading through year long intensive training programs, initiated at a young age. Studying this unique model and the associated changes in musculoskeletal health during growth is an area of specific interest. Previous reviews on gymnastics participation and bone health have been broad; and not limited to a particular maturation period, such as pre-puberty. OBJECTIVES To determine the difference in skeletal health between pre-pubertal girls participating in gymnastics compared with non-gymnasts. DESIGN Meta-analysis. METHODS Following a systematic search, 17 studies were included in this meta-analysis. All studies used dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to assess bone mineral density and bone mineral content. In addition, two studies included peripheral quantitative computed tomography. RESULTS Following the implementation of a random effects model, gymnasts were found to have greater bone properties than non-gymnasts. The largest difference in bone health between gymnasts and non-gymnasts was observed in peripheral quantitative computed tomography-derived volumetric bone mineral density at the distal radius (d=1.06). CONCLUSIONS Participation in gymnastics during pre-pubertal growth was associated with skeletal health benefits, particularly to the upper body.
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- Lauren A Burt
- Centre of Physical Activity Across the Lifespan, Australian Catholic University, Australia.
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Burkhardt J, Brennan C. The effects of recreational dance interventions on the health and well-being of children and young people: A systematic review. Arts Health 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2012.665810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Johannesdottir F, Aspelund T, Siggeirsdottir K, Jonsson BY, Mogensen B, Sigurdsson S, Harris TB, Gudnason VG, Lang TF, Sigurdsson G. Mid-thigh cortical bone structural parameters, muscle mass and strength, and association with lower limb fractures in older men and women (AGES-Reykjavik Study). Calcif Tissue Int 2012; 90:354-64. [PMID: 22451219 PMCID: PMC5111551 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-012-9585-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2011] [Accepted: 03/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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In a cross-sectional study we investigated the relationship between muscle and bone parameters in the mid-thigh in older people using data from a single axial computed tomographic section through the mid-thigh. Additionally, we studied the association of these variables with incident low-trauma lower limb fractures. A total of 3,762 older individuals (1,838 men and 1,924 women), aged 66-96 years, participants in the AGES-Reykjavik study, were studied. The total cross-sectional muscular area and knee extensor strength declined with age similarly in both sexes. Muscle parameters correlated most strongly with cortical area and total shaft area (adjusted for age, height, and weight) but explained <10 % of variability in those bone parameters. The increment in medullary area (MA) and buckling ratio (BR) with age was almost fourfold greater in women than men. The association between MA and muscle parameters was nonsignificant. During a median follow-up of 5.3 years, 113 women and 66 men sustained incident lower limb fractures. Small muscular area, low knee extensor strength, large MA, low cortical thickness, and high BR were significantly associated with fractures in both sexes. Our results show that bone and muscle loss proceed at different rates and with different gender patterns.
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- University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland
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- University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Landspitali-Univerisity Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland
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- University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland
- Landspitali-Univerisity Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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To WWK, Wong MWN. Bone mineral density changes during pregnancy in actively exercising women as measured by quantitative ultrasound. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2012; 286:357-63. [PMID: 22476378 PMCID: PMC3397138 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-012-2315-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective To evaluate whether bone mineral density (BMD) changes in women engaged in active exercises during pregnancy would be different from non-exercising women. Methods Consecutive patients with singleton pregnancies who were engaged in active exercise training during pregnancy were prospectively recruited over a period of 6 months. Quantitative USG measurements of the os calcis BMD were performed at 14–20 weeks and at 36–38 weeks. These patients were compared to a control cohort of non-exercising low-risk women. Results A total of 24 physically active women undergoing active physical training of over 10 h per week at 20 weeks gestation and beyond (mean 13.1 h, SD 3.3) were compared to 94 non-exercising low-risk women. A marginal fall in BMD of 0.015 g/cm2 (SD 0.034) was demonstrable from early to late gestation in the exercising women, which was significantly lower than that of non-exercising women (0.041 g/cm2; SD 0.042; p = 0.005). Logistic regression models confirmed that active exercises in pregnancy were significantly associated with the absence of or less BMD loss in pregnancy. Conclusion In women actively engaged in physical training during pregnancy, the physiological fall in BMD during pregnancy was apparently less compared to those who did not regularly exercise.
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- William W K To
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, United Christian Hospital, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
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Pressley JC, Kendig TD, Frencher SK, Barlow B, Quitel L, Waqar F. Epidemiology of bone fracture across the age span in blacks and whites. THE JOURNAL OF TRAUMA 2011; 71:S541-8. [PMID: 22072044 PMCID: PMC3274822 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31823a4d58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gender and racial disparities in injury mortality have been well established, but less is known regarding differences in fracture-related hospitalizations across the age span. METHODS Cross-sectional analysis of annual incident fracture hospital admissions used statewide acute care hospital discharge data (Statewide Program and Research Cooperative System) for non-Hispanic White (n = 138,763) and non-Hispanic Black (n = 19,588) residents of New York State between 2000 and 2002. US census data with intercensal estimates were used to ascertain the population at risk. Gender- and race-specific incident fracture was calculated in 5-year age intervals. The χ test was used to analyze categorical variables. RESULTS Mechanisms of injury vary by race and gender in their relative contribution to injury-related fractures across the age span. Black males exhibited higher fracture incidence until approximately age 62, while incidence in women diverged around age 45. Total motor vehicle traffic-related fracture hospitalization is bimodal in Whites but not in Blacks. Over the life span, all groups exhibited bimodal pedestrian fractures with pedestrian fractures accounting for 8.8% and 2.5% of all fractures in Blacks and Whites, respectively. Racial disparities were present from preschool through age 70. Violence-related fractures were 10 times higher in Blacks, accounting for 18.2% of hospitalizations. Black males exhibit higher fracture incidence due to violence by age 5 and higher gun violence by age 10; both remain elevated through age 75. CONCLUSIONS Despite historical studies demonstrating higher bone density in Blacks, this study found racial disparities with increased fracture risk in both Black children and adults across most nonfall-related injury mechanisms examined.
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- Joyce C Pressley
- Columbia University Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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O'Neill JR, Pate RR, Liese AD. Descriptive epidemiology of dance participation in adolescents. RESEARCH QUARTERLY FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT 2011; 82:373-380. [PMID: 21957695 DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2011.10599769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence of dance participation in U.S. adolescents and to estimate the contribution of dance to total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The sample was composed of 3,598 adolescents from the 2003-06 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Youth reported frequency and duration of physical activities performed in the past month. Dance participation prevalence was calculated; among those who reported dance, its contribution to total MVPA was estimated. The prevalence of dance was much higher in girls (34.8%) than boys (8.4%). Girls had a greater contribution of dance to total MVPA (39.3%) than boys (23.0%). Dance is a prevalent form of physical activity among girls, and it accounts for a substantial fraction of their total MVPA.
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- Jennifer R O'Neill
- Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbus, SC 29208, USA.
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Leanderson C, Leanderson J, Wykman A, Strender LE, Johansson SE, Sundquist K. Musculoskeletal injuries in young ballet dancers. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2011; 19:1531-5. [PMID: 21340627 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1445-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2010] [Accepted: 02/03/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of musculoskeletal injuries, site and type of injury, and the most common injury diagnoses in young ballet dancers at the Royal Swedish Ballet School, a public school in Stockholm. METHODS This retrospective study of 476 students (297 girls and 179 boys) aged 10-21 years was based on medical records for the period August 1988 to June 1995. Data on diagnosis, site of injury and type of injury were collected, and the injuries were classified as traumatic or due to overuse. RESULTS In total, 438 injuries were recorded. The injury incidence rate was 0.8 per 1,000 dance hours in both female and male dancers and tended to increase with increasing age. Most injuries occurred as the result of overuse. Seventy-six per cent of all injuries occurred in the lower extremities. Ankle sprain was the most common traumatic diagnosis, while the most common overuse-related diagnosis was tendinosis pedis. A few gender differences were noted. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study suggest that there is a need to apply primary injury prevention in young ballet dancers. Future studies could aim to identify (1) injury risk factors and (2) injury prevention programmes that are effective at reducing injury rates in young dancers.
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- Charlotte Leanderson
- Center for Family and Community Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Alfred Nobels allé 12, SE-141 83 Huddinge, Sweden.
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Gay JL, Monsma EV, Torres-McGehee TM. Developmental and contextual risks of social physique anxiety among female athletes. RESEARCH QUARTERLY FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT 2011; 82:168-177. [PMID: 21699096 DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2011.10599744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In the present study, we examined developmental and contextual factors that may increase the odds of reporting higher social physique anxiety (SPA) among 404 adolescent athletes 11 to 16 years old. Findings showed older, later maturing athletes past peak height velocity and with greater body mass index (BMI) reported higher SPA. Individual aesthetic sport athletes were older at menarche, had lower BMI, and reported higher SPA. The odds of reporting higher SPA were 4.5 times higher (odds ratio = 4.61) for individual aesthetic sport athletes than for nonaesthetic sport athletes. Team aesthetic sport contexts were not implicated in SPA risk. Results are discussed in terms of self-selection away from individual aesthetic sports and the relevance of physical size and puberty in the SPA construct.
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- Jennifer L Gay
- Division of Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, USA
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Giles-Corti B, Kelty SF, Zubrick SR, Villanueva KP. Encouraging walking for transport and physical activity in children and adolescents: how important is the built environment? Sports Med 2010; 39:995-1009. [PMID: 19902982 DOI: 10.2165/11319620-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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In the post-World War II era, there have been dramatic changes to the environment that appear to be having a detrimental impact on the lifestyles and incidental physical activities of young people. These changes are not trivial and have the potential to influence not only physical health, but also mental health and child development. However, the evidence of the impact of the built environment on physical activity to date is inconsistent. This review examines the evidence on the association between the built environment and walking for transport as well as physical activity generally, with a focus on methodological issues that may explain inconsistencies in the literature to date. It appears that many studies fail to measure behaviour-specific environmental correlates, and insufficient attention is being given to differences according to the age of study participants. Higher levels of out-of-school-hours physical activity and walking appear to be significantly associated with higher levels of urban density and neighbourhoods with mixed-use planning, especially for older children and adolescents. Proximate recreational facilities also appear to predict young people's level of physical activity. However, there are inconsistencies in the literature involving studies with younger children. Independent mobility increases with age. For younger children, the impact of the built environment is influenced by the decision-making of parents as the gatekeepers of their behaviour. Cross-cultural differences may also be present and are worthy of greater exploration. As children develop and are given more independent mobility, it appears that the way neighbourhoods are designed - particularly in terms of proximity and connectivity to local destinations, including schools and shopping centres, and the presence of footpaths - becomes a determinant of whether children are able, and are permitted by their parents, to walk and use destinations locally. If older children and adolescents are to enjoy health and developmental benefits of independent mobility, a key priority must be in reducing exposure to traffic and in increasing surveillance on streets (i.e. 'eyes-on-the-street') through neighbourhood and building design, by encouraging others to walk locally, and by discouraging motor vehicle use in favour of walking and cycling. Parents need to be assured that the rights and safety of pedestrians (and cyclists) - particularly child pedestrians and cyclists - are paramount if we are to turn around our 'child-free streets', now so prevalent in contemporary Australian and US cities. There remains a need for more age- and sex-specific research using behaviour- and context-specific measures, with a view to building a more consistent evidence base to inform future environmental interventions.
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- Billie Giles-Corti
- Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.
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Osteoporosis is defined by decreased bone strength and increased susceptibility to fracture. Fractures and their consequences are the clinical manifestation of osteoporosis. Acute and chronic pain, functional limitations including permanent impairment and the need for long-term care may be caused by osteoporotic fractures. The aim of osteoporosis treatment is to prevent fractures by bone strengthening. The aims of rehabilitation in patients with osteoporosis are to reduce pain, maximize the level of musculoskeletal function, particularly following fractures, decrease risk of falls and optimize quality of life and independence. Certain sports and exercises greatly promote skeletal development in children and adolescents and augment bone strength in adults. Physiotherapy and therapeutic exercise may relieve pain, increase musculoskeletal function and form an important part of fall management.
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Rittweger J, Felsenberg D. Recovery of muscle atrophy and bone loss from 90 days bed rest: results from a one-year follow-up. Bone 2009; 44:214-24. [PMID: 19022418 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2008.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2008] [Revised: 09/08/2008] [Accepted: 10/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Earlier studies found the recovery of bone loss after clinical immobilization to be incomplete. It has been argued that this is due to the human skeleton's inability to accrue bone mass once peak bone mass has been attained. However, recent studies suggest that bone losses can fully recover when complete functional rehabilitation is achieved. Accordingly, we hypothesized that bone losses by experimental bed rest would recover within one-year of follow-up. Twenty-five men (mean age 32 years, SD 4.2) were randomly assigned to either bed rest only (Ctrl), resistive flywheel exercise (FW), or to a group receiving 60 mg. i.v pamidronate prior to bed rest (Pam). Calf muscle cross sectional area and bone mineral content of the tibia was measured by peripheral quantitative computed tomography. Calcium, PTH and alkaline phosphatase blood levels were assessed along with urinary desoxypyridinoline excretion. Physical activity was assessed by the Freiburg questionnaire. In Pam and FW, diaphyseal bone losses were completely recovered at a 180-day follow-up, and there was even a small surplus after 1 year (p=0.016). Epiphyseal bone losses were largely, although not completely recovered after 1 year, when they still amounted to -0.6% (SD 1.3%, p=0.034, averaged over all groups). Bone formation and resorption markers had returned to baseline values at this time. However, epiphyseal recovery may still have been on-going, and fitting an exponential model yielded full recovery of the epiphysis within 2 years. Importantly, recovery of calf muscle cross-section and resumption of impact sport activities seemed to precede bone recovery, and bone accrual was closely matching the prior losses on an individual basis. No relationship was found between the epiphyseal BMC deficit at one-year follow-up and the participants' age. Results demonstrate recovery of bed rest induced bone losses in healthy adults. The initial re-accrual rate was remarkably high and is comparable to the accrual of bone mass during the pubertal growth spurt. This and the fact that the recovery of bone appeared to be tightly regulated, and generally followed neuromuscular recovery underline the adult skeleton's capability to adapt to mechanical stimuli.
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- J Rittweger
- Institute for Biomedical Research into Human Movement and Health, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK.
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Kriemler S, Zahner L, Puder JJ, Braun-Fahrländer C, Schindler C, Farpour-Lambert NJ, Kränzlin M, Rizzoli R. Weight-bearing bones are more sensitive to physical exercise in boys than in girls during pre- and early puberty: a cross-sectional study. Osteoporos Int 2008; 19:1749-58. [PMID: 18425403 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0611-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2008] [Accepted: 03/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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UNLABELLED We carried out a cross-section study of the sex-specific relationship between bone mineral content and physical activity at sites with different loading in pre- and early pubertal girls and boys. There was significant sensitivity of bone mineral content of the hip to physical exercise in boys, but not in girls. BACKGROUND Since little is known whether there are sex differences in sensitivity of bone to loading, we investigated sex differences in the cross-sectional association between measures of physical activity (PA) and bone mass and size in pre- and early pubertal children of both sexes. METHODS We measured bone mineral content/density (BMC/BMD) and fat-free mass (FFM) in 269 6- to 13-year-old children from randomly selected schools by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Physical activity (PA) was measured by accelerometers and lower extremity strength by a jump-and-reach test. RESULTS Boys (n = 128) had higher hip and total body BMC and BMD, higher FFM, higher muscle strength and were more physically active than girls (n = 141). Total hip BMC was positively associated with time spent in total and vigorous PA in boys (r = 0.20-0.33, p < 0.01), but not in girls (r = 0.02-0.04, p = ns), even after adjusting for FFM and strength. While boys and girls in the lowest tertile of vigorous PA (22 min/day) did not differ in hip BMC (15.62 vs 15.52 g), boys in the highest tertile (72 min/day) had significantly higher values than the corresponding girls (16.84 vs 15.71 g, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Sex differences in BMC during pre- and early puberty may be related to a different sensitivity of bone to physical loading, irrespective of muscle mass.
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- S Kriemler
- Institute of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Stenevi-Lundgren S, Daly RM, Lindén C, Gärdsell P, Karlsson MK. Effects of a daily school based physical activity intervention program on muscle development in prepubertal girls. Eur J Appl Physiol 2008; 105:533-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0932-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/30/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Marra M, Caldara A, Montagnese C, De Filippo E, Pasanisi F, Contaldo F, Scalfi L. Bioelectrical impedance phase angle in constitutionally lean females, ballet dancers and patients with anorexia nervosa. Eur J Clin Nutr 2008; 63:905-8. [DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2008.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Measures of childhood fitness and body mass index are associated with bone mass in adulthood: a 20-year prospective study. J Bone Miner Res 2008; 23:994-1001. [PMID: 18302503 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.080223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The long-term effects of childhood exercise and body mass index (BMI) on bone mass remain uncertain. We measured 1434 children, 7-15 yr of age, as part of the Australian Schools Health and Fitness Survey in 1985 and approximately 20 yr later (mean age, 31 yr). Fitness measures included a 1.6-km run and a 50-m sprint (childhood only), leg strength, standing long jump, and physical work capacity at 170 beats/min (PWC(170); childhood and adulthood). BMI was assessed at both time points. A single Sahara bone ultrasound densitometer was used to determine heel bone mass. We found, in females, there were modest but significant beneficial relationships between the childhood 1.6-km run, 50-m sprint, standing long jump, and adult bone mass. In both sexes, PWC(170) at 9 yr of age had a greater influence on adult bone mass (r(2) = 5-8%, all p < 0.05) than it did for 15 yr olds (r(2) = <1%, all p > 0.05), independent of adult performance. In the 12 yr olds, childhood PWC(170) was also associated with female adult bone mass (broadband ultrasound attenuation: r(2) = 6%, p = 0.045). In males, childhood BMI (but no performance measures) was positively associated with adult bone mass after adjustment for adult BMI. In conclusion, childhood fitness levels, particularly in females and in the early pubertal years, are predictive of adult skeletal status as measured by quantitative ultrasound, whereas BMI is predictive in males only. These results suggest that increased skeletal loading in childhood leads to an increase in peak bone mass independent of current loading.
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