Exercise is crucial for both treating and preventing osteoporosis, a condition where the body loses too much or makes too little bone tissue.
Even though exercise with osteoporosis only modestly affects your bone mineral density, it has a huge effect on strength, flexibility, and balance — all of which keep you upright and sturdy. This can help prevent falls and potentially life-threatening fractures. In this video, we take a dive into the inner workings of your bones to understand how physical activity treats and prevents osteoporosis.
Joan Pagano
Joan Pagano is an exercise physiologist in New York City.
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Brittany Doohan was the Content Director at HealthiNation and is currently the Editorial Director at Medscape. Through her work with Medscape, she won a Silver Telly Award in May 2022 for "Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic — Episode 2: A Decade Without a Diagnosis." She has worked in health journalism and video production for more than 8 years, and loves the challenge of explaining complex topics in an easy-to-understand and creative way.
Mandy Armitage, MD, has combined clinical medicine with her passion for education and content development for many years. She served as medical director for the health technology companies HealthLoop (now Get Well) and Doximity.
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