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Osteopilates : increase bone density, reduce fracture risk, look and feel great! / by Karena Thek Lineback.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lineback, Karena Thek, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Osteoporosis--Prevention.
- Osteoporosis.
- Osteoporosis--Exercise therapy.
- Pilates method.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newburyport, Massachusetts : New Page Books, [2003]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An exercise program designed to be safe and beneficial for those with osteoporosis--and those trying to prevent it. Often, people think they've simply strained their backs or overdone it during exercise--but in reality, small fractures have occurred.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part One: The Facts About Osteoporosis and Bone Density
- Chapter 1: One in Two Women (and Other Osteoporosis Secrets)
- What Happens After a Hip Fracture?
- A Few Thin Bones-How Bad Could It Be?
- Osteoporosis and Low Bone Density Found at a Disturbing Rate in Young Women
- Anatomy of a Bone: Living Tissue, Not Inert Concrete
- What is Osteoporosis?
- Getting Tested
- It's All About You
- T-Scores, Z-Scores, and SDs: Reading the Results of Your Test
- Bone Mineral Density Chart
- Men and Osteoporosis
- Four-Part Plan for Osteoporosis
- Chapter 2: First Things First: Building Bone Density Before Bone Loss and Menopause
- Building Up a Surplus
- Menopause
- Where Are You in Relation to Menopause?
- Increased Hormones and Declining Fertility
- Reproductive Life Cycle of Women
- What's Happening to My Body?
- Your Hormones, Menopause, and Bone Loss
- Alternative Treatments: Botanicals and Complementary Medicine
- Menopause by Ethnicity: Specific Information Just for You
- Eat Your Soy for Reduced Hot Flashes
- Menopausal Symptoms Are Temporary-Except for Bone Loss
- Chapter 3: Not One More Broken Bone: Preventing Osteoporosis Fractures
- Fracture Risk Assessment
- The 5 Golden Rules for Avoiding Fracture
- Review, Review, and Review Again
- Chapter 4: The Milkshake Diet: Nutrition for Osteoporosis
- Calcium
- Chapter 5: All That Stuff Your Doctor Said: Medication for Building Bone Density Made Easy
- Common Medications for Treating Osteoporosis
- Additional Options
- A Note From Your Dentist: Teeth Are Bones, Too
- In Closing, on Medications
- Part Two: OsteoPilates Exercises
- Chapter 6: Go! Go! Go!: A Little Motivation to Get You Started
- The Piezoelectric Effect-Not a Disco Move
- The OsteoPilates 7.
- Getting Started and Staying Motivated
- So, You've Hit a Plateau
- How to Keep the Exercise Fire Burning
- Figuring Out Why You Exercise
- Your Health, Your Life
- An Experiment of One
- Talk to Your Doctor
- Preliminary to Starting Your Exercises
- Ready, Set, Go!
- Chapter 7: OsteoPilates: Exercise Programs to Increase Bone Density, Reduce Fracture Risk, and Look and Feel Great!
- Balance
- Breathing
- Bridging
- Chest Lifts
- Puppet
- Diamonds
- Double Leg Kick
- Double Leg Stretch
- Elbow Lifts
- The Hundred I
- Leg Pull Back I
- Leg Pull Front I
- Mermaid
- Rowing
- Shoulder Stretch
- Shrugs
- Side Kicks I: Front/Back
- Side Kicks II: Small Circles
- Side Kicks III: Lower Leg Lift
- Side Kicks IV: Rotations
- Single Leg Kick
- Single Leg Stretch I
- Stretches
- Swan I
- Swan II
- Swimming
- Toe Touches
- Wrist Presses
- Exercise Programs
- Chapter 8: OsteoPilates: Exercise Programs for Those With Normal Bone Density Only
- Corkscrew
- Double Leg Stretch II
- The Hundred II
- Jackknife
- Jumping
- Leg Pull Back II
- Leg Pull Front II
- Neck Pull
- Open Leg Rocker
- Push-Ups
- Rollover
- Roll-Up
- The Saw
- Side Kicks V: Hip Hinges
- Side Kicks VI: Beats
- Single Leg Stretch II
- Swan III
- Teaser I
- Teaser II
- Teaser III
- Twist
- OsteoPilates Programs for Those With Normal Bone Density Only
- Reminder Glossary
- Work Sequentially
- C-shaped Spine
- Wide Shoulders
- Lifted Core
- Flat Spine
- Straight Spine
- Hip Over Hip and Shoulder Over Shoulder
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Digitized and made available by: Books24x7.com.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-60163-400-5
- 0-585-46994-6
- OCLC:
- 1076259250
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