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An Evaluation Of Select Physical Activity Exercise Classes (Pex) On Bone Mineral Density, Tori Michelle Stone
An Evaluation Of Select Physical Activity Exercise Classes (Pex) On Bone Mineral Density, Tori Michelle Stone
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INTRODUCTION: According to the National Institute of Health consensus, Osteoporosis causes premature disability in approximately 44 million people (National Institute of Health [NIH], 2001), 80% of this population being women (Ulrich, Georgiou, Gillis, & Snow, 1999). This chronic disease causes 1.5 million fractures annually, 700,000 occurring at the spine (NIH, 2001). One prevention technique developed in recent years is to build a high peak bone mass during growth and in young adult life (Almstedt, Canepa, Ramirez, & Shoepe, 2011). Several publications positively correlate an increase in BMD with increased amounts of exercise. Bone mineral density can be observed through DEXA …