Abstract
Simple SummaryRisk of falls secondary to osteoporosis consists an important problem that affects society and there is no defined treatment to ameliorate both the symptoms and quality of life of elderly women with osteoporosis and reduce the risk of falls. We aim to evaluate the effectiveness of whole-body vibration protocol combined with various exercises specifically in this population, therefore, our results might identify a defined protocol to reduce their risk of falls as strength, balance, and functional capacity improves.Osteoporosis and the risk of falls increase the risk of fractures and events of falls. Prescriptions and programs for different forms of exercise have different impacts on the risk of falls, and exercises from multiple categories of whole-body vibration can be effective. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of whole-body vibration (WBV) protocol combined with multicomponent training (MCT) in elderly women with osteoporosis and their history of falls. Our proposal is a protocol for a randomized clinical trial, divided into two stages: First, development of a protocol for WVB combined with MCT for elderly women with osteoporosis and a history of falls, under the Guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine, and following the recommendations of the Standard Protocol Items Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT), and second, a randomized controlled clinical trial following the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT). This trial will have implications for the effectiveness of a vibration protocol combined with multicomponent exercise on the risk of falls and quality of life for older women with osteoporosis. We expect that adding full-body vibration to an exercise protocol will decrease the risk of falls and improve participants’ quality of life, as well as their strength, balance, and functional capacity.
Highlights
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), osteoporosis (OST) is defined as the loss of bone mineral density exceeding −2.5 standard deviations (T-score) concerning young adults [1]
The following is a methodological type study to create a protocol and carry out a randomized and controlled clinical trial. It was divided into 2 stages: (1) Development of a protocol for whole-body vibration (WBV) combined with multicomponent training (MCT), following the Guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) [26] for elderly women with OST with a history of falls
The protocol was developed following the recommendations of the Standard Protocol Items Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) statement; (2) proposal of a randomized controlled clinical trial following the norms of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT)
Summary
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), osteoporosis (OST) is defined as the loss of bone mineral density exceeding −2.5 standard deviations (T-score) concerning young adults [1]. Women are more susceptible to OST than men, because, in addition to menopause and estrogen deficiencies, they have lower bone mineral density, leading to a greater risk of falls and imbalance problems [4]. In addition to the bone loss, other functional declines associated with aging may be present [5], such as the risk of falls, muscle strength, gait, balance, and vision that should be included in OST assessment in elderly women [6]. Women with OST have intrinsic factors that increase their risk of falls [7]. For this reason, several studies [8,9,10,11,12,13,14] investigate the effects of different therapeutic modalities in preventing the risk of falls and improving the perception of quality of life in elderly women with OST
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