Bone density and cycling

[Guest Big H]

When I was in Oshakati yesterday with my swollen knee and painfull ankle, the doctor had X-rays taken. The X-rays of my heel showed, according to him, a loss of bone density.

 

I can remember articles about this previously. What can be done to prevent this?

 

Em and myself have been taking multivitamins every day for the past ten years or so. Currently we take Centrum Multivitamins every day that has calcium in it. We also take Dolomite Pills every day.

 

I know they said previously that bone density loss takes place becuase there is no "jars" or impact to the bone when cycling. We intend to take up walking as cross training.

 

Any other suggestions/ideas??????

[Delgado]

Doing exercises with weghts helps to compact the bones and increase density! Powerplate machines also work a treat to compact bones!!

[Guest Big H]

We did buy a small set of dumbells (1kg, 2kg and 3kg  x 2 of each) at Game as well as a set with loose weights that go to 10 Kg's. Thanx for the info.

[Guest Big H]

"If, while lying in your arms, her lips quiver and her body trembles...leave her!! She must have malaria!!"

 

Moenie spot met MALARIA nie...... het jy dit al gehad....... gladnie lekker nie, en honderde mense gaan dood van Malaria in Afrika en elders.

[martelpypie]

Centrum contains to little Calcium to be usefull. Take something like NRF Osteovite or anything that is a calcium only product if you have bone density problems. May also have to take Fosamax on prescription, if you are have Osteoporosis

[#Pete#]

An xray of a foot can in almost no way tell what your bone density is.

 

Have you had any fractures?

 

 

[Guest Big H]

An xray of a foot can in almost no way tell what your bone density is.

Have you had any fractures?

 

Hi #Pete#, No, I have not had any fractures. What he said was that, in comparison with the rest of the bone seen on the X-ray it seems as if there is a los of bone density. He went ons to show me the the difference of grey tones on the X-ray of my heel. I could see the difference. The X-ray was taken to see if the scource of pain was growths that the X-ray specialist called a "horn".

[Guest Big H]

Centrum contains to little Calcium to be usefull. Take something like NRF Osteovite or anything that is a calcium only product if you have bone density problems. May also have to take Fosamax on prescription' date=' if you are have Osteoporosis [/quote']

 

Martelpypie, see my reply to #Pete# above. Bone density as a problem was not diagnosed and I went to the doctor for something not related to bone density. I do not have Osteoporosis. I merely saw red lights flashing when the Doc mentioned "bone density loss" and recalled the article in one of the cycling mnags a while ago.

 

I doubt it if I will find the products above in Angola. Maybe Namibia.

 

Does bone density loss take place over a long period or is a sudden occurrence??????

[#Pete#]

http://www.nof.org/osteoporosis/bonemass.htm

 

[Guest Big H]

#Pete# the "bone density loss" area the Doc indicated.

 

[obree]

Centrum contains to little Calcium to be usefull. Take something like NRF Osteovite or anything that is a calcium only product if you have bone density problems. May also have to take Fosamax on prescription' date=' if you are have Osteoporosis [/quote']

 

Martelpypie, see my reply to #Pete# above. Bone density as a problem was not diagnosed and I went to the doctor for something not related to bone density. I do not have Osteoporosis. I merely saw red lights flashing when the Doc mentioned "bone density loss" and recalled the article in one of the cycling mnags a while ago.

 

I doubt it if I will find the products above in Angola. Maybe Namibia.

 

Does bone density loss take place over a long period or is a sudden occurrence??????

 

How do you know you dont ?? Only way to tell is a Dexa Scan, takes about 2 min and it will tell. I have Osteo and take Fosamax once weekly. AFAIK no way to reverse the condition, you can only stop it getting worse.

[#Pete#]

I think sunlight, calcium in the diet  and some weight bearing exercise such as walking you suggested is a good idea no matter what.

 

Nothing to stress about, but it's true that cycling is not beneficial to bone density.

 

[SwissVan]

 

Orbs - What is this AFAIK product? you mention

 

Oom H - Take up jogging as some cross training, gr8 weight bearing exercise.

 

 

[obree]

Dunno just saw someone else use it....... think it stands for As Far As I Know

[Guest Big H]

 

Orbs - What is this AFAIK product? you mention

 

Oom H - Take up jogging as some cross training' date=' gr8 weight bearing exercise.

 

 

[/quote']

 

Not possible, old rugby injury put an end to my running...... the self same knee that took me to Oshakati. Walking will be the the hardest "impact" taining we can do. We will combine that with light dumbell training for core strenght. We also will start a resistance training programme.

 

 

[Cranky]

Take up mountain biking!

 

Bone. 2002 Jan;30(1):281-6.<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Bone mineral density of competitive male mountain and road cyclists.

Warner SE, Shaw JM, Dalsky GP.

Department of Exercise and Sport Science, <?: prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0920, USAon>. s.warner@m.cc.utah.edu

The purpose of this study was to compare the bone mineral density (BMD) of two types of trained male cyclists (n = 30) with recreationally active men (n = 15), aged 20-40 years. Sixteen of the cyclists regularly trained for, and competed in, cross-country mountain bike races. The other 14 cyclists trained and raced on the road. The cyclists had trained an average of 11 +/- 3 hours per week for 8 +/- 4 years. Fifteen recreationally active men volunteered as controls. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used to assess BMD of the proximal femur, lumbar spine, and total body. Anthropometric, muscle strength and power, aerobic fitness, and sex hormone data assessments were conducted on all participants. Mountain cyclists were younger and weighed less than road cyclists and controls. BMD at all sites was comparable among the three groups (p > 0.05). When adjusted for body weight and controlled for age, BMD was significantly higher at all sites in the mountain cyclists compared with the road cyclists and controls. Some anthropometric, physical fitness, and sex steroid variables were predictive of BMD, but of these variables, only total body weight, total body fat, and aerobic fitness were different between the groups. In conclusion, endurance road cycling does not appear to be any more beneficial to bone health than recreational activity in apparently healthy men of normal bone mass. Higher BMD in the mountain cyclists suggests that mountain cycling may provide an osteogenic stimulus that is not inherent to road cycling.