{"id":4596,"date":"2025-07-24T05:47:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T05:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=4596"},"modified":"2025-07-24T06:11:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T06:11:39","slug":"university-needs-volunteers-for-osteoporosis-therapy-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/university-needs-volunteers-for-osteoporosis-therapy-study\/","title":{"rendered":"University needs volunteers for osteoporosis therapy study"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4596\" class=\"elementor elementor-4596\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d20422c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d20422c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-190a764\" data-id=\"190a764\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5930204 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5930204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>A<strong>ustralians over the age of 45 and at risk of osteoporotic fracture are needed to be part of a study to test the implementation of a revolutionary exercise program to strengthen and improve bone health.<\/strong><\/p><p>Brisbane-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/\">Griffith University<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/researchsurvey.griffith.edu.au\/index.php\/5874\">STOP FRACTURE!<\/a> study is testing the implementation of an evidence-based program called <a href=\"https:\/\/theboneclinic.com.au\/onero\/\">ONERO<\/a> into the standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au\/info-centre\/post\/health-and-wellbeing\/osteoporosis-boost-your-bone-health-today\">osteoporosis<\/a> model of care.<\/p><p>Previously, only drugs were thought to increase bone and prevent the fractures which occur from minimal trauma, such as a fall, as humans age.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/theboneclinic.com.au\/our_team\/prof-belinda-beck\/\">Professor Belinda Beck<\/a> (pictured), of Griffith University\u2019s School of Health Sciences and Social Work, said not all exercise was effective therapy for osteoporosis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec2c594 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec2c594\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5733c55\" data-id=\"5733c55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f37d213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f37d213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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study not only aims to reduce the risk of fragility fractures with effective exercise therapy, but to increase referrals from doctors to it.<\/p><p>\u201cOsteoporosis is a silent epidemic and unfortunately most people don\u2019t even know they have low bone mass until they fracture doing something innocuous,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>\u201cOur study is designed to increase doctor awareness of the ONERO program to increase referrals and access so we can begin to really reduce rates of osteoporotic fracture in Australia.<\/p><p>\u201cThe exercise involves lifting weights, which doctors tend to avoid because people with osteoporosis can be quite frail, but we have found it is safe and effective if supervised by trained exercise specialists.\u201d<\/p><p>The Bone Clinic is a translational research clinic established in 2015 to implement ONERO into clinical practice with comprehensive ongoing patient monitoring to determine if it is safe and effective in the real world.<\/p><p>Nearly 10 years on, the results speak for themselves.<\/p><p>\u201cMost of our clients are postmenopausal women but we have men also and even some people over 90 doing ONERO,\u201d Professor Beck said.<\/p><p>\u201cNo matter the age, the effect is always incredible.<\/p><p>\u201cThis program has a strong emphasis on prevention because we know once you\u2019ve had your first fracture, you\u2019re four times more likely to have another.<\/p><p>\u201cBut we have lots of people lifting weights who have previously had multiple fractures, and they are going great guns too.<\/p><p>\u201cIn the STOP FRACTURE! study, we\u2019re working closely with doctors to establish a practical and sustainable referral pathway so we can continue to help people prevent fractures into the future.\u201d<\/p><p><em>Click <\/em><em>here<\/em><em> for more information on how to be part of the implementation study, or email <\/em><a href=\"mailto:stopfracture@griffith.edu.au\"><em>stopfracture@griffith.edu.au<\/em><\/a><em> or call (07) 5552 9659.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australians over the age of 45 and at risk of osteoporotic fracture are needed to be part of a study to test the implementation of a revolutionary exercise program to strengthen and improve bone health. 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