Growing a Healthy Skeleton: Exercise—the Primary Driving Force

This chapter contains section titled: The skeleton as a dynamic organ Characteristics of Loading for Optimizing the Osteogenic Response the Results of Animal Studies Provide the Platform for Human Studies Assessing Bone Strength: The Clinically Important Outcome Effect of Exercise on Bone Strength During Growth Conclusions and Future Directions References The skeleton as a dynamic organ Characteristics of Loading for Optimizing the Osteogenic Response the Results of Animal Studies Provide the Platform for Human Studies Assessing Bone Strength: The Clinically Important Outcome Effect of Exercise on Bone Strength During Growth Conclusions and Future Directions References