{"id":10847,"date":"2023-10-30T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T05:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/?p=10847"},"modified":"2023-10-30T19:21:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:21:59","slug":"steady-and-straight-uk-consensus-statement-on-physical-activity-and-exercise-for-osteoporosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/2023\/10\/30\/steady-and-straight-uk-consensus-statement-on-physical-activity-and-exercise-for-osteoporosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Steady and Straight: UK consensus statement on physical activity and exercise for osteoporosis."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Osteoporotic fractures may affect one woman in two and one man in five, potentially causing pain, disability, loss of independence and increased mortality. Exercise may benefit risk of osteoporotic fracture by increasing muscle and bone strength and reducing falls risk. However, many health professionals are unsure of what exercise to recommend and concerned about potential risks of fracture during exercise. Existing guidance leaves some questions unanswered. We thus aimed to agree on the optimum physical activity and exercise to optimise bone strength, reduce risk of falls and fractures, improve posture and manage vertebral fracture symptoms, whilst minimising potential risks in people with osteoporosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How was it conducted?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The consensus process involved consultation with people with osteoporosis , as well as an expert group of health professionals and researchers to refine the scope. It was informed by a literature review and recommendations were then made based on evidence, or where this was lacking, from expert consensus.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What did we find?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guidance was provided in three main areas: exercise to improve bone strength (\u201cstrong\u201d), to reduce falls risk (\u201csteady\u201d) and to increase spinal extensor strength to reduce risk of falls and vertebral fractures (\u201cstraight\u201d).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Strong<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To improve bone strength, we recommend strength training, combined with moderate impact exercise in those without vertebral or multiple low trauma fractures. The strength training would ideally be progressive resistance training, with guidance to establish safe technique. Once this is mastered, loads should gradually increase until they are heavy enough that the weight can only be lifted 8-12 times before needing to rest. The number of repetitions should progress to up to 3 sets of up to 8 repetitions, separated by rest pauses.\u00a0 Exercises should load major muscle groups, particularly focussing on spine and hip.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moderate impact exercise may include activities such as low jumps, skipping, dancing or aerobics. People should aim to include 50 impacts (on each leg), separated by rest pauses, on most days. People with vertebral fracture or multiple low trauma fractures may instead do low impact exercise, such as walking or more gentle dancing, for 20 minutes per day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Steady<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In people at risk of falls, the primary recommendation is for strength and balance training, ideally individualised, delivered by a health or exercise professional and conducted for at least 3 hours per week over at least four months. This may be accessed by referral to a falls service. In those not eligible, twice weekly activities that improve strength and balance, such as Tai Chi, dance, yoga or Pilates may offer some benefit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Straight<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Everyone with osteoporosis would benefit from advice on safe lifting and moving strategies; ideally amending rather than prohibiting activities. Postural exercises (e.g. of spinal extensors) are recommended to benefit pain, kyphosis and vertebral fracture risk. For those with vertebral fractures, prompt advice from a physiotherapist is ideal to improve confidence to move safely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Safety<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Review of the literature showed very few fractures arising from exercise, although some cases were related to extreme, loaded or repetitive spinal flexion. For safety we thus recommended avoiding postures involving a high degree of spinal flexion and also that those with vertebral or multiple low trauma fractures should usually exercise only up to an impact equivalent to brisk walking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Key points<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People at risk of falls should prioritise the \u201csteady\u201d recommendations first and gradually progress to bone strengthening. Similarly, people with vertebral fractures should prioritise the \u201cstraight\u201d recommendations first and progress to bone strengthening if and when able. Most importantly, all people with osteoporosis should be encouraged and enabled to be physically active, with a \u201chow to\u201d rather than \u201cdon\u2019t do\u201d approach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10849\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-29-at-22.26.19-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-29-at-22.26.19-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-29-at-22.26.19-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-29-at-22.26.19-640x365.png 640w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-29-at-22.26.19.png 1256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Flowchart of recommendations for bone strengthening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10851\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2023\/10\/Halloween-Osteoporosis-infographic-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2023\/10\/Halloween-Osteoporosis-infographic-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2023\/10\/Halloween-Osteoporosis-infographic-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2023\/10\/Halloween-Osteoporosis-infographic-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2023\/10\/Halloween-Osteoporosis-infographic-1-640x640.png 640w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2023\/10\/Halloween-Osteoporosis-infographic-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Resources<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Resources to support the statement are available here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theros.org.uk\/information-and-support\/bone-health\/exercise-for-bones\/how-to-build-up-exercise-for-your-bone-strength\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/theros.org.uk\/information-and-support\/bone-health\/exercise-for-bones\/how-to-build-up-exercise-for-your-bone-strength\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The full consensus statement is available here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bjsm.bmj.com\/content\/bjsports\/56\/15\/837.full.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/bjsm.bmj.com\/content\/bjsports\/56\/15\/837.full.pdf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Consensus Statement Authors:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Katherine Brooke-Wavell\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*, Dawn A Skelton\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*, Karen L Barker\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Emma M Clark\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Sarah De Biase\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Susanne Arnold\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Zoe Paskins\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Katie R Robinson\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Rachel Lewis\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Jonathan H Tobias\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Kate A Ward\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">11<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Julie Whitney\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">12<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Sarah Leyland\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">13<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*joint first authors<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Affiliations<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Dr Katherine Brooke-Wavell, Senior Lecturer in Human Biology, National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (East Midlands), School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Professor Dawn A Skelton, Professor in Ageing and Health, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Professor Karen L Barker, Professor of Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Department, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, University of Oxford;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Prof Emma M Clark, Professor of Clinical Musculoskeletal Epidemiology, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, and Consultant Rheumatologist, North Bristol NHS Trust;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Sarah De Biase, AGILE Chair (Chartered Society of Physiotherapy recognised Professional Network for physiotherapists working with older people); Allied Health Professional Lead Older People\u2019s Mental Health Service, Bradford\u00a0District Care NHS Foundation Trust;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Dr Susanne Arnold, AGILE Secretary (Chartered Society of Physiotherapy recognised Professional Network for physiotherapists working with older people); Research Fellow, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University\u00a0of Warwick<\/span><b>;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Dr Zoe Paskins, Reader and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology at the Primary Care Versus Arthritis Centre, Keele University;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr Katie R Robinson, Senior Research Fellow at the Academic Unit of Injury, Inflammation and Recovery Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">9 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rachel M Lewis, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Rheumatology, North Bristol NHS Trust;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Professor Jonathan H Tobias, Professor in Rheumatology, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol; Honorary Consultant North Bristol NHS Trust;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">11<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Professor Kate A Ward, Professor of Global Musculoskeletal Health, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">12<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Dr Julie Whitney, Lecturer in Long Term Conditions, Kings College Hospital, London; Consultant AHP, King\u2019s College London<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">13 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sarah Leyland, Osteoporosis Nurse Consultant, Royal Osteoporosis Society, Bath.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>X:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Katherine Brooke- Wavell @KBrookeWavell, Dawn A Skelton @LaterLifeTrain, Karen L Barker @ProfKarenB, Emma M Clark @emcbristol, Sarah De Biase @sarahdebiase, Susanne Arnold @AGILECSP, Zoe Paskins @zpaskins, Jonathan H Tobias @JonTobias1 and Kate A Ward @KateAWard17<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Competing interests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> KB- W, KB; EMC, SDB, SA, ZP, KRR, RML, JHT, KAW, JW and SL have no 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DAS is a director of Later Life Training, a not- for- profit organisation that provides training and qualifications to health and fitness professionals working with frailer older people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Funding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Development of the statement was facilitated by funding by the Royal Osteoporosis Society, UK.<\/span><!--TrendMD v2.4.8--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Osteoporotic fractures may affect one woman in two and one man in five, potentially causing pain, disability, loss of independence and increased mortality. Exercise may benefit risk of osteoporotic fracture by increasing muscle and bone strength and reducing falls risk. 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