Balance training may significantly reduce the frequency of falls in patients with osteoporosis
BACKGROUND Balance training may be beneficial for patients with osteoporosis , although current results are inconclusive .
The aim of this systematic review and meta- analysis was to explore the effect of balance training on falls in patients with osteoporosis .
Deterioration in Quality of Life Following Hip Fracture: A Prospective Study

Abstract : To examine longitudinal change in health- related quality of life ( HRQoL )  following hip fracture in elderly subjects , 32 patients with hip fractures and 29 sex-matched non-fracture control subjects ( mean ± SD age 82 ± 8 and 86 ± 6 years respectively ) were enrolled in a prospect i ve , case – control study . Fracture subjects completed a generic question naire , Short Form 36 ( SF-36 ) , and a disease-targeted measure , the revised Osteoporosis Assessment Question naire ( OPAQ2 ) , on two separate occasions , within 1 week of fracture and 12–15 weeks after fracture . Controls completed both question naires on two occasions 12 weeks apart . SF-36 scores were significantly correlated with OPAQ2 in comparable domains of Physical Function ( r= 0.76 ) , General Health ( r= 0.70 ) and Mental Health/Tension ( r = 0.86 ) . Control subjects had stable scores with the OPAQ2 and SF-36 . At 3 months after fracture there was a significant reduction in HRQoL in the SF-36 domains Physical Function ( –51 % ) , Vitality ( –24 % ) and Social Function ( –26 % ) and in the OPAQ2 domains Physical Function ( –20 % ) , Social Activity ( –49 % ) and General Health ( –24 % ) . Hip fracture patients thus had a lower baseline HRQoL and experienced a significant deterioration in HRQoL after hip fracture on both the SF-36 and OPAQ2 . HRQoL should be part of a comprehensive assessment of the costs of osteoporosis including fracture-associated morbidity
Balance training may significantly reduce the frequency of falls in patients with osteoporosis
BACKGROUND Balance training may be beneficial for patients with osteoporosis , although current results are inconclusive .
The aim of this systematic review and meta- analysis was to explore the effect of balance training on falls in patients with osteoporosis .