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2001 SEP 6 - (NewsRx Network) -- Researchers may have discovered a promising way to counter osteoporosis.
Clinton Rubin of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and colleagues saw an increase in the density of bone tissue in femurs of adult sheep whose back legs were stimulated by 20 minutes of daily vibration for a year.
Large strains, such as those induced by vigorous exercise, are thought to be required to alter bone structure, through a process of damage and repair. Rubin's team ...