ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews the basic disease concepts and discuss the principles and application of exercise and other interventions in the management and prevention of osteoporosis. It addresses the role of exercise in preventing osteoporosis and delaying its progression is increasingly recognized as a key factor in the overall approach to osteoporosis treatment. Osteoporosis is the most common bone and skeletal disease, and a major cause of fracture with often consequent permanent disability and increased mortality. In osteoporosis, there is a reduction of skeletal mass caused by an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation. Osteoporosis can be classified according to pathology and bone morphology, clinical subtypes, or etiology. Idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis is a rare form of osteoporosis that occurs in children between the ages of 8 and 10 years at times of rapid growth and typically prior to puberty. Poor nutrition is also a known risk factor for osteoporosis.
