Bone Abstracts

Mechanical stress and strain generated by physical exercises or the other passive stimulations are well known to have a positive effect on the growing musculoskeletal system. Especially, when the impact stimulation which evokes high magnitude of strain in a second is applied to bone, it improves bone qualities. Thus, to verify the effect of impact stimulation, we conducted longitudinal study on morphological properties of the tibia in growing rats. Free falls from designated h...

Osteoporosis takes the form of porous bone loss which is due to aging, insufficient exercise and unbalanced nutrition and so on. A number of treatments were developed to treat the osteoporosis, which were categorized by pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods. However, it is generally accepted that taking too much pharmacological medication may be harmful to the health. Thus, non-pharmacological treatments are considered as the alternative ways to overcome the side eff...