Osteoporosis and Fall Prevention With Multiple Interventions in the Metropolitan Area

"Core 2-hour education course including practice of study home exercise program. Weekly professional led exercise program for 90 mins at NTUHBB site with reinforcement on osteoporosis related educations and care managements from study educational booklet and CD-rom for 3-month.~The exercise program included 15 minutes warm up with 10 minute brisk walks followed by gentle stretching. Resistance training (20-30 minutes) was provided with rubber band and bottled water (0.6-1L) as weight for major muscles of upper and lower limbs. Balance training were also provided for 10 minutes with tandem gaits and one leg standing, step up and down stairs, toe walking and heel walking.~Subjects are encouraged to practice study home exercise program at least twice weekly."

MTG group subjects were invited to NTUHBB site to receive 2 sessions of 45-minute training using isotonic strength training machines on major muscle groups each week. The intensity is set at 60-80% of 1 repetition maximum (RM). Evaluation of the exercise protocol are repeated every 2 weeks for individualized adjustments by trained physical therapist

XBG group subjects were invited to LCGMH site to receive 2 sessions of 45-minute training using x-box machine with combination programs selected from existing commercial programs with a exercise training specialist.