Often people seek Western medicine (also known as allopathic or biomedicine) and its strong usage of pharmaceuticals to manage bone density and relative ailments of osteopenia and osteoporosis. I have discussed in other posts about the link to how the autonomic nervous system manages stress, blood chemistry and relative physiological organ functions. However, this post will address more on how a root cause of all types of disease and illness, being the lack of physical weight-bearing activities.
The joints of our body are composed of two or more bones joining together, along with the muscles, tendons, cartilage, synovium and ligaments that hold the whole structure together. The shape of our bones reflect the forces applied to them. For example, small bumps, ridges and other features on the surface of our bones are the attachment sites for tendons. When muscles are put under more load through activities, stress or exercises, the corresponding attachment sites enlarge to withstand the increased forces. Bones that are under more stress become thicker and stronger, while in contrast bones that are not subjected to ordinary stresses tend to become weaker, thin and more brittle. Wolff’s law, developed by anatomist & surgeon Julius Wolff in the 19th century, states that “bone in a healthy person or animal will adapt to the loads under which it is placed.”
By engaging our bones with strategic trauma exercise methods (or specific stress without injury) that can be regulated by the individual to make bones stronger and prevent osteopenia and/or osteoporosis. These types of exercises fall into 3 different categories of tension, impact and vibration exercises. Ironically, while some of these methods improve bone and muscular strength, they sometimes can cause pain and injury to the same joints that the individual might be trying to strengthen. Fox example, jumping rope, hiking and tennis might cause more injury to a 60+ than the benefits that might be gained from these practices.
Regular weight-bearing exercise is an important component for maintaining healthy bone structure. Avid weight lifters often have thick bones with very prominent ridges. Non-athletes or those who have little to moderate amounts of physical activity will find weight-bearing activities are imperative for stimulating normal bone metabolism of maintenance as well as maintaining bone strength. Below are some examples of weight-bearing exercises that require very little equipment beyond ones own body weight. Proper instruction is recommended over learning from a graphic, book or video. Contact me for further information.
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Be more active, eat healthier, sleep better, stress less these are the key components to maintaining a strong immune system.
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