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We are continually doing research on bone health. Here are some resources that we stand behind and think are key to our program.

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Relationship Between Participation in Community-based Exercise Programs & Fall Risk Factors
Feasibility of Brief Community-Based Train-the-Trainer Lessons to Reduce Risk of Falls
Long-Term Exercise Using Weighted Vests Prevents Hip Bone Loss
Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines Through Community-Based Group Exercise
The Effect of Fall Prevention Exercise Programs on Fall Induced Injuries
The Influence of Participation in Better Bones & Balance on Skeletal Health
Weighted Vest Exercise Improves Indices of Fall Risk in Older Women

Examining Relationships Between Participation in Community-Based Exercise Programs and Fall Risk Factors in Older Adults (in English)

Trevis, L (2018)

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Feasibility of a brief community-based train-the-trainer lesson to reduce the risk of falls among community dwelling older adults (in English)

Gunter, K.B. and John, D. (2014). Journal of Extension, 52(1), Article 1IAW5.

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Long-term exercise using weighted vests prevents hip bone loss in postmenopausal women (in English)

Snow, C. M., Shaw, J. M., Winters, K. M., & Witzke, K. A. (2000). Journal of Gerontology, 55A(9), M491-M498.

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Meeting physical activity guidelines through community-bases group exercise: Better Bones and Balance (in English)

McNamara, A. J., Pavol, M. J., & Gunter, K. B. (2013). Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 21, 155-166.

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The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes on fall induced injuries in community dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (in English)

El-Khoury, F., Cassou, B., Charles, M., & Dargent-Molina, P. (2013, October). BMJ, 347, 1-13.

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The influence of participation in Better Bones and Balance on skeletal health: evaluation of a community-based exercise program to reduce fall and fracture risk (in English)

McNamara, A., & Gunter, K. (2011). Osteoporosis Int., 23, 1813-1822.

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Weighted vest exercise improves indices of fall risk in older women (in English)

Shaw, J. M., & Snow, C. M. (1998). Journal of Gerontology, 53(1), M53-M58.

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