Medicina Fluminensis, Vol. 48 No. 4, 2012.
Review article
Non-pharmacological treatment of osteoporosis
Tonko Vlak
; Odjel za fizikalnu medicinu, rehabilitaciju i reumatologiju, KBC Split, Split, Hrvatska
Abstract
The complexity of causes, pathophysiology and clinical picture of osteoporosis (OP) have been the reasons of consequently complex treatment of the disease. Therefore, except pharmacotherapy, prevention and non-pharmacological cure have a big role in the process of OP treatment. By this is mostly meant of how to treat fracture, as the most severe consequence.
For that purpose, various forms of physical therapy have been applied, as well as different rehabilitation modes aimed at pain lessening and enhancement of patients’ functional abilities. Various function-aids must be added to the aforementioned methods, which significantly ease the activities of everyday living.
Keywords
non-pharmacological treatment; osteoporosis
Hrčak ID:
95729
URI
Publication date:
3.12.2012.
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