Preventing and Managing Osteoporosis,9780826113184

Preventing and Managing Osteoporosis

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ISBN13: 9780826113184
ISBN10: 0826113184
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-06-01
Publisher(s): Springer Pub Co
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Summary

Pennsylvania State Univ., Hershey. Introduction and overview of the disease process, its epidemiology, interventions, and ways to manage osteoporosis. For clinicians. Outcome of a curriculum development project sponsored by the Geriatric Education Center of Pennsylvania. DNLM: Osteoporosis--prevention & control.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Foreword ix
K. Warner Schaie
Contributors xi
Introduction and Overview
1(4)
Sarah Hall Gueldner
Epidemiology: The Magnitude of Concern
5(12)
Randi L. Wolfe
Janice Penrod
Jane A. Cauley
Living with Osteoporosis: The Personal Experience
17(8)
Janice Penrod
Nutritional Considerations
25(14)
Helen Smiciklas-Wright
Catherine E. Wright
Exercise: A Prescription for Osteoporosis?
39(18)
Susan Rankin
Bone Remodeling and the Development of Osteoporosis
57(6)
M. Susan Burke
Osteoporosis: Patient Identification and Evaluation
63(24)
Ellen Field-Munves
Therapeutic Strategies for Prevention and Treatment
87(30)
M. Susan Burke
Osteoporosis and Fall Prevention
117(14)
Roberta Newton
Relief of Pain
131(18)
Sarah Hall Gueldner
Eric D. Newman
Gail B. Shirk
Phil Hanus
Adapting Clothing to Accommodate Body Changes
149(8)
Janice Penrod
Target Groups for Prevention and Early Detection
157(18)
Sarah Hall Gueldner
Osteoporosis: Clinical Implications Across Disciplines
175(16)
Delores C. Schoen
Appendix: Resources 191(4)
Index 195

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