Low-level mechanical signals and their potential as a non-pharmacological intervention for osteoporosis

exercise is recognised as a critical regulatory signal to the skeletal system, but which specific aspects of exercise are responsible for influencing bone mass and morphology and resisting fractures remains unknown. Recent data indicate that extremely low-level mechanical signals are anabolic to bone, and thus may be used, non-invasively, as a form of 'passive' exercise to positively influence skeletal status.