Unilateral bone characteristics within athletes
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Is there an association between non-invasive bone loading measurements and bone structural characteristics
IRAS ID
260817
Contact name
Ian Varley
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Nottingham Trent University
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Exercise is an effective low cost method of encouraging positive bone responses. High load, multi directional movements (sprinting, jumping, stamping, cutting, etc.) have been shown in research to create a greater osteogenic response to site specific bone i.e. the tibia (Izard et al., 2016; Herbert et al., 2018). Increasingly, certain active populations (military and athletes) have shown certain exercise as a means of improving positive bone health that can be a result of asymmetries within the body. There is limited published research in relation to the difference in bone characteristics within a higher loaded limb and lesser loaded limb within the same individuals. Observing the effects of higher bone load within the same individuals can provide evidence of load effect.
The present study aims to investigate bone characteristics (assessed by pQCT and DEXA) in individuals who habitually generate unilateral movements i.e. cricket bowling, athletic jumping events, etc and observe any associations between bone characteristics and bone load measures.
REC name
East Midlands - Derby Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/EM/0058
Date of REC Opinion
6 Apr 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion