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WHAT IS OSTEOPOROSIS?
Osteoporosis is a decrease in bone mass and mechanical strength resulting in susceptibility to fractures. It is the primary cause of bone fractures in women after menopause and the elderly in general. Osteoporosis does not have a well-defined beginning and, until recently, the first visible sign of the disease used to be a broken hip, wrist or vertebral body that cause pain or deformity.
WHAT IS YOUR CAUSE?
The bones are undergoing continuous remodeling through resorption and formation processes, and also serve as a reservoir of calcium in the body. From the 35 years elapsed, loss of small amounts of bone. Multiple diseases or lifestyle habits can increase bone loss leading to osteoporosis at an earlier age. Some women are also prone to osteoporosis and low bone mass in adulthood.
Menopause is the leading cause of osteoporosis in women, due to declining levels of estrogen. The loss of estrogen or physiological menopause by surgical removal of the ovaries, causing a rapid loss of bone. Read the rest of this entry »

Objectives: The primary objective of this observational study is to evaluate the improvement of patients with whiplash treated with specific physical techniques and the time they need to improve the physical state in which they live.

Material and Methods: A sample of 12 patients between men and women aged between 21 and 61 years subdivided into two groups according to sex to which they belong. Data were collected from each patient at the beginning and end of study time. Data processing was performed using the Statistical Program CaEst 1.2, and found the statistics: mean, standard deviation, variance, test of goodness of chi-square test signs of S and the linear regression.

Results: At the end of the study which lasted six weeks, the results were that 12 patients of the sample containing the twelve raised their health in some or all aspects, both physical and psychological. The improvement in the group of men is 100% as the 5 men included in the sample had improved. The improvement of women is also a 100% because the sample of 7 women returned improvement.

Conclusion: The use of physical therapy (thermotherapy, therapeutic exercise and manual-cinesiterapia) in patients with whiplash had a clear positive influence on this condition, improving the symptoms with which we are presented with the study patients.

Keywords: whiplash physiotherapy, thermotherapy, manual therapy. (No abstract in English) Read the rest of this entry »