Osteopilates: Increase Bone Density, Reduce Fracture Risk, Look and Feel Great [Paperback]

Karena Thek Lineback (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2003

Fractures that occur during exercise leave most people thinking that they have only strained their backs or overdone an exercise. In some cases, many tiny fractures can develop before a person sees a doctor about increasing back pain. The more tiny fractures that accumulate, the greater the deformity of the spine.

Karena Thek Lineback has devised a plan to make sure this does not happen to you. The four-part plan consists of:

Safe movement for exercise and everyday living.

Postural awareness.

Diet.

Medication.



In this book, you will find safe movement guidelines and an entire exercise program of OsteoPilates designed to be safe for those with osteoporosis, to help you greatly reduce your risk of injury or debilitating fracture. You will also find all the nuts and bolts of osteoporosis information necessary to combat this crippling condition. You ll learn what causes osteoporosis (perhaps you have a habit that is decreasing your bone density right now!), the effect menopause has on bone density, what dietary habits will help improve bone density, and which medications are available for increasing bone density.



There is much you can do to prevent osteoporosis and to decrease the negative effects low bone density can have on your life and well-being. OsteoPilates tells you what to do and how to do it.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Pilates has helped me become stronger and more flexible than I was in my 20s. OsteoPilates will help women everywhere have the same experience, regardless of their starting bone density or health. --Christiane Northrup, MD, author, Women s Bodies, Women s Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

About the Author

Karena Thek Lineback s dedication to improving fitness and health began with a professional dance career. She continues as a certified Pilates fitness and post-rehabilitation specialist. Her studio, Pilates Teck, is located in Santa Clarita, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 237 pages
• Publisher: Career Press; Original edition (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564146871
• ISBN-13: 978-1564146878
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Aging > Osteoporosis
  • #18 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Pilates

More About the Author

Karena Lineback's dedication to improving fitness and health began with a professional dance career. She continues as a certified Pilates fitness and post-rehabilitation specialist. Her studio, "Pilates!" is located in Santa Clarita, California.

Customer Reviews

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for the Entire Planet, May 17, 2003

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Baird (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Osteopilates: Increase Bone Density, Reduce Fracture Risk, Look and Feel Great (Paperback)

I am a Yoga teacher, and soon to be Pilates intructor. I have a female student who has the beginning stages of Osteoporosis and has been told to exercise to increase her bone density. I needed to find out as much information on the do's and don't's for my client. Boy, am I glad I did my homework. I discovered "OsteoPilates" by, Karena Thek Lineback. Her book was the only one I found that gives a comprehensive list of exercises to help my client increase her bone density and most importantly, to keep her risk of fractures very, very low. This book has wonderful information on the basic facts of Osteoporosis and low bone density, plus the most important part, the exercises and movements one should do and not do if you suffer this devastating disease. I was able to create a safe, but incredibly beneficial exercise program for my client. The book also points out wonderful need to know information like, 1 out of 2 women will suffer a fracture in their life time. The one daily action that we all do, is tie our shoes. Someone with Osteoporosis can frature their spine doing this simple action. I am so glad I found and read this informative book, not only for my client, but also for my future. Everyone on the planet needs to read and apply this information to their life. Woman and Men!!! I am someone who is so intrigued with the human body and how it works, this information was so important to me physically and spiritually. Reading this book allows me to better serve my clients.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars packed with good info, exercise section poorly laid out, August 20, 2004

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This review is from: Osteopilates: Increase Bone Density, Reduce Fracture Risk, Look and Feel Great (Paperback)

This is a very informative book, worth the read, but I gave it only 4 stars because of the exercise section. It has LOTS of excellent exercises, but for some reason, they would start an exercise explanation on the right page, then you have to turn the page to continue with it. You end up with the pointer pictures and the don't-do-this pictures of the previous exercise on the same two page spread as the explanatory photos of the next exercise, which is inconvenient and confusing. Would it have been SO hard to publish the book with a few more pages to enable each exercise to be on it's own two-page spread, without encroaching on the next exercise? This is a great reference book, but they need to make the exercise section more 'user-friendly'.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As a Yoga Teacher, I highly recommed this book, May 21, 2003

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Stephenie Lawton (Canyon Country, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Osteopilates: Increase Bone Density, Reduce Fracture Risk, Look and Feel Great (Paperback)

Karena Lineback has done an excellent job with her book, Osteopilates. I am a former Rockette and Broadway dancer, and as I near my forties, I find this infomation extremely helpful. Many of my Yoga students are menopausal, the precautions listed definitely apply to them. Karena has included some excellent recipes, charts dealing with calcium percentages, as well as guides to practicing at home complete with photos. The book is loaded with valuable advice and written in an easy, conversational style. Her many years of training in dance and Pilates shine through.