OSTEOPOROSIS IN ELDERLY WOMEN IN THE POSTMENOPAUSE PHASE: IMPACT ON BODY FUNCTIONALITY AND STRENGTH

Osteoporosis is the main osteometabolic disease with a higher incidence in the elderly and in females, with a great impact on the life and functionality of elderly women. Bone fragility increases the rate of falls, causing permanent problems, reducing life expectancy and quality in old age. The study is a literature review, carried out through PubMed, Scielo, LILIACS, BVS, works published between the years 2018 to 2023 were selected. After the search, 3554 were found for analysis, from the filters, 3 articles remained to develop this study. In the study, it was observed that postmenopausal women who underwent exercises significantly improved their functional status, resistance exercise provides great improvement in quality of life and independence in addition to improving fracture rates. In view of what was addressed in the studies, the improvement in functional capacity provides greater independence for these women.