ba0002p66 | (1) | ICCBH2013
Hands Beth
, McIntyre Fleur
, Bervenotti Francisco
, Siafarikas Aris
Objectives: Adolescents with motor difficulties may have a higher fracture risk due to limited participation in high impact physical activities that improve bone mineral density (BMD). Equipment constrained resistance training (RT) interventions may be an effective way to improve both muscle strength and BMD in this population. The aims of this study were to investigate the effect of a GYM-based RT intervention on peripheral BMD, and to determine the extent of the relationship...