https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2018/10/09/exercising-healthy-limb-may-fight-atrophy-in-broken-one.aspxA small study looking at how exercising one limb affects the strength in the other produced a surprising result: The non-exercised limb preserved both strength and muscle volume when the other one was training. In the control group, where no exercisesenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2018/10/09/exercising-healthy-limb-may-fight-atrophy-in-broken-one.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#92960110/10/2018 12:26:40 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:929601Brian1<p>Is that because subconsciously, the other limb muscles contract?</p> <p>Seniors with fractured hips are commonly known to end up in nursing homes. Do you think exercising the healthy side of the hip would protect against the loss of independence and strength?</p> <p>Also, in women the bone loss is rapid during menopause. HRT might help. Oleda Baker&#39;s doctor claimed that her bone density was that of a woman in her 20s when she was around 80. I feel that HRT played a major role in addition to a healthy lifestyle. It seemed like her facial bones didn&#39;t atrophy much. When they atrophy, wrinkles can increase. It&#39;s like being deflated.</p>