As many of you know, I am always looking to learn more about the conditions that Nordic walking can help with. Recently I completed a course run by the physiotherapy department from the University of Toronto in Canada. As part of that course osteoporosis was featured. Osteoporosis occurs when we lose bone in the trabecular region, resulting in diminished bone density and increase in the risk of fragility fractures. Fragility fractures are those fractures that occur from a standing height often from a trip or fall. Many of these fractures actually occur in the spine that we do not know about at the time of the occurrence. It is therefore very important to protect our spine from further damage in applying safe movement as we get older. The following Canadian website, suggested by the course, gives many short videos to show better ways of doing everyday movements that will help protect stresses to the spine
https://osteoporosis.ca/bone-health-osteoporosis/living-with-the-disease/after-the-fracture/videos-on-how-to-safely-do-everyday-activities/ Exercise is also a great way to help stabilize the spine but sudden or uncontrolled movements should be limited. Posture should be worked on (Nordic walking is an ideal exercise) as should strength and balance exercises throughout the day. If you have any experiences of living with this condition and/or have further recommendations please feel free to leave a comment below.
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