Author : Meghan Frye
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (96 download)
Book Synopsis Utilizing Vitamin D Supplementation to Prevent Stress Fractures in Female Runners by : Meghan Frye
Download or read book Utilizing Vitamin D Supplementation to Prevent Stress Fractures in Female Runners written by Meghan Frye and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Problem: Previous research on vitamin D has focused on its role in bone density as well as its autoiznmune and anti-inflammatory benefits. Emerging evidence also supports its role in preventing stress fractures, which are common overuse injuries among populations such as military recruits and female runners. These injuries can lead to major training setbacks and may have long-term implications for bone mineral density. To understand the effect of vitamin D on stress fractures in female runners, a scholarly literature review was conducted. Methods: A scholarly literature review was coordinated utilizing PubMed. The following search keywords were used to access all of the available literature that encompassed the topic: "vitamin D" AND "stress fracture", "vitamin D" AND "stress fracture" AND "female", "stress fracture" AND "female athlete", "vitamin D" AND "stress fracture" AND "runner". Results: Of the available articles, a total of 21 were found to be relevant to the topic. Twelve of the 21 were original research articles, 3 were case reports and 6 were review articles. Additionally, 1 web site was utilized. Overall, the strongest research is among male and female military recruits. There is limited but promising data on vitamin D and its effect on athletes. Conclusions: Much of the original research has focused on military recruits entering basic training, where evidence supports vitamin D's role in bone health and stress fracture prevention. This correlation is also supported in athletic populations, such as female runners, although less research is available to support this conclusion. Overall, future original research on athletic populations is needed to establish a clear cause and effect relationship.