SIMFER Rehabilitation treatment guidelines in postmenopausal and senile osteoporosis.

Abstract

A widely used and well established, physical therapy and rehabilitation for postmenopausal and senile osteoporosis still lacks evidence-based scientific support for the rationale of specific areas of therapy. These guidelines derive from an extensive literature review of the subject. Wherever specific studies were lacking, expert opinion was enlisted to fill these gaps. The guidelines do not include the role of physical exercise in the premenopausal period.