Class 9 - Bone, Falls, and Resistance Flashcards
What are the two types of bone?
Compact and spongy
What are the three main factors that affect bone strength?
- Bone density
- Bone quality
- Bone geometry
What percent does bone density contribute to a bones resistance to a fracture?
50-80%
What is the estimated rate of bone loss after menopause?
1% and 2% for the first 10 years. Then it decreases 0.3-05% per year
What are the two major components that increase the structural integrity of bone?
Collagen & minerals
What are the 4 major bone minerals (in order of quantity)?
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Sodium
- Potassium
T/F: for the same bone thickness, a bone with a smaller diameter is more resistant to a fracture.
False, larger diameter
What is the compensation for a loss of BMD called?
Periosteal Apposition
What is the criteria for osteopenia?
Lower than normal BMD (1-2.5 SD below normal)
What are the criteria for osteoporosis?
- Significant increase in fragility and susceptibility to fractures
- BMD more than or equal to 2.5 SD blow norm
What is the criteria for established osteoporosis?
Has osteoporosis and has had one or more fragility fractures
Most common areas for a fragility fracture?
Hip, spine, wrist
T/F: less than 1/3 of those who fracture their hips recover sufficiently to perform BADL and IADLs
True
What is the percent that women will experience a fracture in their lifetime
40%
What are the 7 principles for maximizing the influence of exercise on bone?
- Bone adapts best to dynamic rather than static mechanical stimulation
- For bone to respond, stimulus must be at a suprathreshold level
- Response is improved by brief but intermittent exercise
- Response is best when stimulus employs a pattern that differs from usual loading pattern
- Response is proportionate to loading cycle (frequency)
- Bone must have sufficient energy to rebuild
- Abundant vitamin d and calcium should be available