Collectively , these studies provided some evidence to show that interventions by healthcare professionals improved the QOL medication compliance and calcium intake of patients but its effects on BMD , medication persistence , knowledge , and other lifestyle modifications were less conclusive .
Summary A systematic review was conducted to evaluate evidence concerning the effect of non-drug interventions by healthcare professionals on community-dwelling postmenopausal osteoporotic women .
Evidence available indicates that such interventions are effective in improving the quality of life , medication compliance , and calcium intake , but effect on other outcomes is less conclusive .
Introduction The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review to evaluate evidence concerning the effect of non-drug interventions by healthcare professionals on community-dwelling postmenopausal osteoporotic women .
A randomized, prospective study of the effects of Tai Chi Chun exercise on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the potential benefits of programmed Tai Chi Chun ( TCC ) exercise on the weight-bearing bones of early postmenopausal women . DESIGN Age-matched and r and omized prospect i ve intervention . SETTING University medical school . PARTICIPANTS One hundred thirty-two healthy postmenopausal women ( mean age , 54.0+/-3.5y ) within 10 years of menopause onset were recruited and r and omized into the  TCC exercise group ( n=67 ) or the sedentary control group ( n=65 ) . INTERVENTION Supervised TCC exercise was performed by the TCC group for 45 minutes a day , 5 days a week , for 12 months ; control subjects retained a sedentary life style . Main outcome measures Bone mineral density ( BMD ) was measured in the lumbar spine and proximal femur by using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and in the distal tibia by using multislice peripheral quantitative computed tomography ( pQCT ) . All BMD measurements were repeated after 12 months in both groups . Fracture rate was also documented . RESULTS Baseline measurements showed homogeneity in age , anthropometric variables , and menstruation status between the TCC and control groups . Exactly 81.6 % of the subjects in the TCC group and 83.1 % of subjects in the control group completed the 12-month follow-up study . BMD measurements revealed a general bone loss in both TCC and sedentary control subjects at all measured skeletal sites , but with a reportedly slower rate in the TCC group . A significant 2.6- to 3.6-fold retardation of bone loss ( P<.01 ) was found in both trabecular and cortical compartments of the distal tibia in the TCC group as compared with the controls , as measured by pQCT . A total of 4 fracture cases were documented during follow-up , including 3 subjects in the control group and 1 in the TCC group . CONCLUSIONS This is the first prospect i ve and r and omized study to show that a programmed TCC exercise intervention is beneficial for retarding bone loss in weight-bearing bones in early postmenopausal women . Long-term follow-up is needed to substantiate the role of TCC exercise in the prevention of osteoporosis and its related fracture
Collectively , these studies provided some evidence to show that interventions by healthcare professionals improved the QOL medication compliance and calcium intake of patients but its effects on BMD , medication persistence , knowledge , and other lifestyle modifications were less conclusive .
Summary A systematic review was conducted to evaluate evidence concerning the effect of non-drug interventions by healthcare professionals on community-dwelling postmenopausal osteoporotic women .
Evidence available indicates that such interventions are effective in improving the quality of life , medication compliance , and calcium intake , but effect on other outcomes is less conclusive .
Introduction The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review to evaluate evidence concerning the effect of non-drug interventions by healthcare professionals on community-dwelling postmenopausal osteoporotic women .