According to specialists of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine RSCM / FKUI dr. Siti Annisa Nuhonni, kyphosis can be prevented with enough calcium and vitamin D intake and physical activity. Unfortunately, despite consuming enough calcium, the body can not absorb all the calcium consumed.
"The calcium can be absorbed by the body only 30 to 50 percent of the total consumed," said Honni, vocation, the talk show titled 'Know Kyphosis, Stay away from the cause: Osteoporosis. Demi Better Tomorrow 'on Thursday (25/04/2013) in Jakarta.
This makes the need for efforts to help improve the body's absorption of calcium. One way is to hit the gym. "Sport can facilitate calcium stomping to get into the bone," said Honni.
He said the exercise would provide the pressure and hit the pull of the muscles that stimulate bone formation. Muscles attached to the bone, so that the pressure and tension in the muscles can also affect the bone.
According to the MayoClinic website, the best type of exercise to prevent bone loss or osteoporosis include weight training, running, climbing, swimming, dancing, and up and down stairs. The exercises are beneficial for endurance training and flexibility.
Kyphosis is a condition caused by curved spine bone memipihnya the front so as to make the body bent forward. Kyphosis can lead to several problems, ranging from aesthetic problem up can affect the lungs, nerves, and other organs, causing pain and other problems.
In addition due to the decrease in bone mass, kyphosis is also caused by bad habits, such as sitting too long at the computer without offset by physical activity. Even accustomed to talking to people who are shorter so it takes bending also increases the risk of kyphosis.
Nevertheless, kyphosis caused by bad habits can be improved by changing habits. This is because the bone is still in good condition, not experiencing thinning.
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