Bones cycle between breakdown (aka resorption) and repair (ossification). Ossification can follow both internal resorption and external fractures. So what about spinal wedge fractures that lead to kyphosis: can natural bone "remodeling" heal these fractures, reversing kyphosis along the way?
A recent study divided one hundred eighteen women and men aged 60 and older with kyphosis into two groups. The experimental group attended hour-long yoga classes 3 days per week for six months. The control group attended a monthly seminar and received mailings. The active treatment group demonstrated a 5% improvement over the control group based on measurements of the kyphotic angle.
A recent study divided one hundred eighteen women and men aged 60 and older with kyphosis into two groups. The experimental group attended hour-long yoga classes 3 days per week for six months. The control group attended a monthly seminar and received mailings. The active treatment group demonstrated a 5% improvement over the control group based on measurements of the kyphotic angle.
What is it about yoga (or any other exercise) that would promote natural healing and the reversal of kyphosis? When, if ever, is it too late to embark on an exercise regime designed for osteodudes ? (.
