RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE THICKNESS AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN: AN ULTRASONOGRAPHIC STUDY

Guler H., YILDIZGÖREN M. T., Ustun N., KARAZİNCİR S., BALCI A., ÖZER C., ...More

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.32, no.2, pp.285-289, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.19193/0393-6384_2016_2_42
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.285-289
  • Keywords: Paraspinal muscle thickness, osteoporosis, musculoskeletal ultrasonography, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, BACK EXTENSOR STRENGTH, THORACIC KYPHOSIS, CONTROLLED-TRIAL, TURKISH VERSION, OSTEOPOROSIS, EXERCISE, MOBILITY, POSTURE, QUESTIONNAIRE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Aging is associated with an increase in the risk of falls and fractures in elderly osteoporotic women in addition to low bone mass and muscle atrophy. We aimed to assess relationship between paraspinal muscle thickness and bone mineral den shy in postmenopausal women.