Osteoporosis Exercises to Maintain Strong Bones – Sitting Down

Osteoporosis often has no symptoms until you break a bone. Exercises can help prevent further decline and help protect the bones. It’s important to move safely if you have osteoporosis: Maintain good spinal alignment by keeping hips and shoulders in alignment (no twisting). These gentle exercises when done at one’s own pace should help.

Osteoporosis fractures can occur in any bone, but they happen most often in the hip, spine, and wrist.

Osteoporosis develops when the structure and strength of bone changes. This can cause decrease in bone strength which can increase the risk of breaking bones.

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