Bone Mineral Density in Prepubertal Female Swimmers

doi:10.15344/2455-7498/2020/167

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International Journal of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Volume 6 (2020), Article ID 6:IJPTR-167, 2 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2020/167

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Bone Mineral Density in Prepubertal Female Swimmers

Eisuke Hiruma

Department of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, Japan

Corresponding Author Details: Prof. Eisuke Hiruma, Department of Sport and Medical Science, Teikyo University, 359 Otsuka, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0395, Japan; E-mail: hiruma@main.teikyo-u.ac.jp

Received: 23 November 2020; Accepted: 01 December 2020; Published: 03 December 2020

Citation: Hiruma E (2020) Bone Mineral Density in Prepubertal Female Swimmers. Int J Phys Ther Rehab 6: 167. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2020/167

Copyright: © 2020 Hiruma. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

The purpose of this review study is to present the effect of swimming practice on bone mineral density in prepubertal female children as compared with the same age of children and gymnasts following former studies. The bone mineral density of prepubertal swimmers is the same as that of general girls. The impact load from the vertical direction increases the bone mineral density of the several sites in female gymnasts, but the increase in bone mineral density of swimmers due to mechanical stimulation may not be observed.

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