Sports and Exercise Medicine · Vol. 4, No. 3 · 2018 · pp. 58–62 · e-ISSN 2379-6391

A Review of Martial Arts and Bone Health Status in Young and Older Population

Samsudin Norsuriani, Foong Kiew Ooi

Exercise and Sport Science Programmes, School of Health Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kelantan, MalaysiaMalaysia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17140/semoj-4-162 · Published 2018-09-07 · Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 · © 2018 The Author(s)

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Abstract

It is well known that mechanical loading imposed on a bone is important for bone development. Therefore, one of the most effective osteoporosis prevention strategies is by adopting weight-bearing physical activity. Martial arts such as judo, silat, karate, taekwondo and kickboxing are getting popular in recent years. It is generally known that bone’s optimum response and adaptation to an applied load or strain during exercise are dependent on many factors, such as characteristics of the strain, i.e. static versus dynamic strain, strain magnitude, strain rate, strain frequency or duration, and distribution of the strain stimulus. It has been reported that martial arts are physical activities which can impose loads on the bone with their high and unusual distributed strains and subsequently increase bone health status of an individual. This article discusses the relationship between bone health and physical activity, types and characteristics of martial arts, and effects of various types of martial arts on bone health in young and older population.

Keywords: Bone; Physical activity; Martial arts

Conclusion

Previously published research studies on martial arts mentioned in this article provide evidence that involvement in training and competition of martial arts such as taekwondo, judo, karate, wrestling, soo bahk do, Ving T sun and Tai Chi could elicit beneficial effects on bone health in young and older population. Thus, it can be concluded that engagement in martial arts is one of the effective ways to enhance bone health.

Conflicts Of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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