Balneo Research Journal (Dec 2020)

Rehabilitation in Osteoporosis - therapeutic chalenge?

  • STANCIU Liliana-Elena,
  • IONESCU Elena-Valentina,
  • OPREA Carmen,
  • ALMĂȘAN Elena-Roxana,
  • VRĂJITORU Andreea-Bianca,
  • ILIESCU Mădălina Gabriela

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12680/balneo.2020.388
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 4
pp. 501 – 506

Abstract

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Introduction. Osteoporosis is a disease of the entire skeleton, characterized by decrease bone mass and microarhitectural alterations of bone tissue, which result in increased bone fragility and predisposition to bone fractures. Materials and methods. Accesing standard medical databases: Medline, Embase, Database, Pubmed and the Cochrane Register of Controled Studies to review new pharmacological studies and non-pharmacological terapies in osteoporosis. Statistical analysis performed from the data extracted from the observation sheets from June 2019 to December 2019 by Dr. Liliana Stanciu. Results and discussions. The complex balneo-physical-kinetic treatment is an important link in the treatment of the disabling pathology for the patient, with an important clinical resonance. Conclusion. Osteoporosis is a pathology that decreases the patient’s quality of life. There are complementary therapies to pharmacological treatment with immediate and long lasting results.

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