Background Physical activity is beneficial for healthy ageing. It may also help maintain good
cognitive function in older age. Aerobic activity improves cardiovascular fitness, but it is not …

An inadequate serum vitamin D status is commonly seen in elderly people as the result of
various risk factors interacting in this population. Apart from the well-known effects on bone …

Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency are a major health care problem. The association
between vitamin D levels and cognitive function is still under debate. We conducted a …

Background Percutaneous vertebroplasty is increasingly used for treatment of pain in patients
with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, but the efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and …

This methodological study aims at comparison of the practical usefulness of several parameters
of body sway derived from recordings of the center of pressure (CoP) with the aid of a …

Context Serum testosterone levels decline significantly with aging. Testosterone supplementation
to older men might beneficially affect the aging processes. ObjectiveTo investigate the …

PURPOSE: To prospectively assess the short-term clinical outcome of patients with
subacute or chronic painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCF) treated with …

Objectives: To determine whether a functional‐task exercise program and a resistance exercise
program have different effects on the ability of community‐living older people to perform …

The objective of our cross-sectional study was to investigate the changes associated with age
and gender in walking speed, stride length and cadence of healthy women and men over …

The GH/insulin-like growth factor-I (GH/IGF-I) axis is known to be involved in aging of
physiological functions. Recent studies indicate that the GH/IGF-I axis may be associated with …