Effect of Strengthening Exercise in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis : Literature Review

Background: Osteoporosis is a decrease in bone mass and worsening of tissue, which causes density or porous bones. Muscle strengthening exercise voluntary to increase skeletal muscles strength, power, endurance, that includes the use weight machines, hand-held weight, band, own body weight. People do for many purposes, including aesthetic, physical therapy, sports, conditioning sports performance, general fitness health. This literature review aims effect postmenopausal osteoporosis focusing on risk falling. Methods: study assembled by searching, compiling, analyzing various studies focused osteoporosis. Results: For density, osteogenic increasing can be stimulated means tissue being exposed mechanical loads exceed what experienced during daily activities. falling, special population such as osteoporotic women and/or women, overall, idea falling results older adults decreased with exercises programs. Conclusion: reduce hence whose at should receive accordance recommendation prevent disease complications.