Mitigation of bone loss and muscle atrophy by dynamic hydraulic pressure stimulation

This paper studies the development of novel, non-invasive external dynamic hydraulic pressure muscle stimulation for bone quality enhancement, and the evaluation of the effects of this dynamic hydraulic pressure stimulation on muscle strength to further delineate the bone fluid flow mechanism. Trabecular bone structure of proximal metaphysis of the right tibia is scanned using ¿CT, and bone porosity of the whole tibia bones are evaluated using NMR analysis. Results show that this dynamic hydraulic pressure stimulation is an exciting intervention to be applied externally and noninvasively, as a novel treatment to improve bone structural quality. And it also has a great potential for future clinical application.