Osteoporosis: Specialist for the Kaiserslautern region for prevention
Endocrinologist for Kaiserslautern: Exercise plays a major role in the prevention of osteoporosis
KAISERSLAUTERN. The health risks of osteoporosis can be considerable. In older patients in particular, decreasing stability of bone mass or bone density is associated with a variety of health risks. While a healthy bone can absorb mechanical stress well to a certain extent, a bone that has been altered by osteoporosis can fracture even under slight impact. Numerous studies on osteoporosis have shown that sport and exercise play a key role in prevention. Regular exercise can therefore have a positive effect on bone density and bone stability, positively influence the individual fracture risk and minimise the consequences of falls. With this in mind, Prof Dr med Dr h.c. Christian Wüster regularly informs his patients, who also come from the Kaiserslautern region, about the importance of an active lifestyle in connection with osteoporosis.
Endocrinologist for the Kaiserslautern region: Contributing to osteoporosis prevention with exercise
Numerous authors of various studies on the connection between sport and osteoporosis prevention clearly state that physical activity plays a key role in preventing a pathological loss of bone density and bone mass. Prof Wüster: ’Nothing is as simple and has as few side effects as regular exercise to positively influence bone density.
Physical activity is low-risk, inexpensive and associated with many other pleasant effects on health and the psyche, which is why sport and exercise play a decisive role – not only in prevention, but also during osteoporosis therapy,’ says the experienced endocrinologist for the Kaiserlautern region.
Patients from Kaiserlautern: using sport preventively and therapeutically for osteoporosis
Scientists now believe that physical activity has a positive influence on individual fracture risk like no other measure. Sport and exercise can control the tendency to fall and maintain balance and muscle strength. In addition, bone strength can be increased or maintained at a healthy level. Exercise therapy can have a soothing effect on osteoporosis-related pain. At the same time, performance and mobility increase. At Prof. Wüster’s Hormone and Metabolism Centre, patients from Kaiserlautern and the surrounding area with osteoporosis or an increased risk of fractures are given individual advice on suitable exercise therapy depending on their age, overall physical condition and concomitant illnesses. Prof Wüster knows that even regular walks in the fresh air can have a therapeutic effect.
