The Silent Thief: Osteoporosis

Bohme, Karine with Frances Budden, MD. The Silent Thief: Osteoporosis, Exercises and strategies for Prevention and Treatment Firefly Books, 2001.

Karine Bohme is a personal trainer and fitness instructor. After she was hired by Dr. Frances Budden she became interested in bone loss and the positive effects of exercise on this condition.

Table of Contents

Part A. An Overview 1. Understanding Osteoporosis

• All About Bones
• The Science of the Silent Thief
• Are You at Risk?
• Acute Vertebral fractures: An Important Note
• Men and Osteoporosis
• Detecting the Silent Thief
• The Bare Bones

• Calcium: A Bone's Best Friend
• Vitamin D
• The Bare Bones

• Soy: The Plant Estrogen
• Bone-Enhancing Mineral and Vitamins
• The Bare Bones

• Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
• Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs)
• Calcitonin
• Bisphosphonates
• A Plan for You
• The Bare Bones

Part C. Outwitting the Silent Thief with Exercise

5. Exercise: The Magic Cure?

• Key Component of Fitness
• Exercise and the Silent Thief
• Skeletal Fitness
• Exercise Frequency and Intensity
• The Bare Bones

6. Getting with the Program

• Progression
• Investing in Exercise
• Motivating Yourself
• Planning Your Workout Schedule
• Knowing If Your Body is Ready
• The Bare Bones

7. the Program

• The Warm-up
• Resistance Training
• Time Requirements of Workout
• The Exercises
• Resistance-training exercises - section A
• Resistance-training exercises - section B
• Weight-bearing or Impact Exercises
• Balance-training Exercises
• Stretching

8.Functional Fitness for Every Move

• Functional Fitness and Aging
• Which Functional Exercise Do I Need?
• Incorporating Functional Exercises Into Your Program
• The Bare Bones