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Peer reviewedSmith, Everett L.; Gilligan, Catherine – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1987
Research has shown that bone tissue responds to the forces of gravity and muscle contraction. The benefits of weight-bearing exercise in preventing or reversing bone mass loss related to osteoporosis is reviewed. The effects of weightlessness and immobilization, and the possible effects of athletic amenorrhea, on bone mineral density are…
Descriptors: Adults, Exercise, Exercise Physiology, Human Body
