IULIANA PAȘOL* , D.-C. IRIMIA**, D. POPESCU***^#

* Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95 Splaiul Independenței, 76201 Bucharest, România
** Faculty of Electrical Engineering, ”Gh Asachi” Technical University from Iași, 21–23 Profesor Dimitrie Mangeron blvd, 700050 Iași, România
*,***Department of Mathematical Modelling in Life Sciences, Institute of Mathematical Statistics and Applied Mathematics of the Romanian Academy, 13 Calea 13 Septembrie, 050711 Bucharest, România

The increased incidence of osteoporosis is followed, as a direct consequence, by an increase of expenses for the treatment of patients suffering due to this disease. The aim of this study is to identify the most effective types of muscle contractions in the treatment of osteoporosis in order to develop kinetic programs adapted to individuals prone to osteoporosis or to those who already have this condition. The electrical activity has been recorded from the bone surface during muscle contractions. The results of this study showed that from the electrical point of view, on its surface, the bone behaves differently, depending on the type of muscle contraction.

Corresponding author’s e-mail: popescu1947@yahoo.com

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