Isabel B Rodrigues1, Matteo Ponzano1, Zeinab Hosseini2, Lehana Thabane3, Philip D Chilibeck2, Debra A Butt4, Maureen C Ashe5, Jackie Stapleton6, John Wark7, Lora M Giangregorio8,9. 1. Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada. 2. College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5B2, Canada. 3. Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. 4. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada. 5. Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada. 6. University of Waterloo Library, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada. 7. Department of Medicine, Bone and Mineral Medicine, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, 3050, Australia. 8. Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada. lora.giangregorio@uwaterloo.ca. 9. Schlegel-University of Waterloo, Research Institute for Aging, Waterloo, ON, N2J 0E2, Canada. lora.giangregorio@uwaterloo.ca.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Exercise is commonly recommended to prevent and manage osteoporosis. High magnitude strains at rapid rate and short bouts should theoretically elicit an osteogenic response; however, the effects of different levels of impact exercises on several outcomes in people at risk of fracture are still unknown. OBJECTIVE: To report the effect of impact exercise on falls, fractures, adverse events, mortality, bone mineral density (BMD), physical functioning, and health-related quality of life (QoL). METHODS: We included randomized controlled trials testing the effect of impact exercise compared with a non-exercise control on outcomes in adults ≥ 50 years with low BMD or fragility fractures. Two reviewers selected studies and extracted data. Where possible, we pooled outcomes using mean difference (MD) with a fixed-effects model and 95% confidence interval (CI). We reported risk of bias using Cochrane and certainty of evidence using GRADE. RESULTS: We included 29 trials; 19 studies evaluated impact exercise alone, and the remaining trials combined impact with resistance or balance training. Impact exercise alone or combined with resistance training improved Timed Up-and-Go values (MD - 0.95 s, 95% CI - 1.09 to - 0.81, low certainty evidence) and lumbar spine (MD 0.04 g/cm2, 95% CI 0.02-0.06, low certainty evidence) and femoral neck BMD (MD 0.04 g/cm2, 95% CI 0.02-0.07, low certainty evidence). Impact exercise did not improve health-related QoL assessed with QUALEFFO-41 (MD 0.06, 95% CI - 2.18 to 2.30, moderate certainty evidence). The effects of impact exercise on falls, fractures, and mortality are uncertain due to insufficient data. Many trials had a high risk of bias for two or more items. CONCLUSIONS: There is low certainty evidence that impact exercise may improve physical function and BMD in people at risk of fracture. The effect of impact exercises on falls, fractures, and mortality remains unclear. Our findings should be interpreted with caution due to risk of bias and small sample sizes. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Registered in Prospero (CRD42018115579) on January 30, 2019.
BACKGROUND: Exercise is commonly recommended to prevent and manage osteoporosis. High magnitude strains at rapid rate and short bouts should theoretically elicit an osteogenic response; however, the effects of different levels of impact exercises on several outcomes in people at risk of fracture are still unknown. OBJECTIVE: To report the effect of impact exercise on falls, fractures, adverse events, mortality, bone mineral density (BMD), physical functioning, and health-related quality of life (QoL). METHODS: We included randomized controlled trials testing the effect of impact exercise compared with a non-exercise control on outcomes in adults ≥ 50 years with low BMD or fragility fractures. Two reviewers selected studies and extracted data. Where possible, we pooled outcomes using mean difference (MD) with a fixed-effects model and 95% confidence interval (CI). We reported risk of bias using Cochrane and certainty of evidence using GRADE. RESULTS: We included 29 trials; 19 studies evaluated impact exercise alone, and the remaining trials combined impact with resistance or balance training. Impact exercise alone or combined with resistance training improved Timed Up-and-Go values (MD - 0.95 s, 95% CI - 1.09 to - 0.81, low certainty evidence) and lumbar spine (MD 0.04 g/cm2, 95% CI 0.02-0.06, low certainty evidence) and femoral neck BMD (MD 0.04 g/cm2, 95% CI 0.02-0.07, low certainty evidence). Impact exercise did not improve health-related QoL assessed with QUALEFFO-41 (MD 0.06, 95% CI - 2.18 to 2.30, moderate certainty evidence). The effects of impact exercise on falls, fractures, and mortality are uncertain due to insufficient data. Many trials had a high risk of bias for two or more items. CONCLUSIONS: There is low certainty evidence that impact exercise may improve physical function and BMD in people at risk of fracture. The effect of impact exercises on falls, fractures, and mortality remains unclear. Our findings should be interpreted with caution due to risk of bias and small sample sizes. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Registered in Prospero (CRD42018115579) on January 30, 2019.
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