BASIC BIOMECHANICS
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ISBN: 9781259913877
Author: Hall
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 4, Problem 2AP
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To outline: Six-week exercise program that might be used with a group of osteoporotic elderly persons who are ambulatory.
Concept introduction: Bones provide the structural framework for human body, protects other body tissues, and forms a system of levers for purpose of movement along with muscles. Osteoporosis is a type of bone disease where the individual loses the bone mineral density and bone becomes brittle.
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