Category Archives: Bone Health

Joints are not always in the limelight, but their function is essential for a comfortable, active life. Thanks to our joints, we enjoy a wide range of motion, allowing us to do all sorts of activities with ease. However, despite their importance and incredible functionality, joints are very fine structured and, as a result, prone ...click here to read more

If you look at modern nutrition habits and health-oriented lifestyles, it’s all about trends. This interesting (and fairly recent) development can be attributed to our growing dependency on the internet as a source of information and our active engagement in social media. It’s simply easier to package and promote something as a health fad. The ...click here to read more

Deltoid muscle pain can cause unpleasant shoulder and upper arm pain that makes movement difficult. Deltoid muscle pain can be mild or severe, but either way, sufferers are usually anxious to find relief so they can return to normal activity. The deltoid muscle is the muscle that covers the tip of the shoulder. It is ...click here to read more

With age comes many things: wisdom from decades of life experience, intelligence from the many years of educational study, and unfortunately, the increased frequency of falls. It is estimated that about one in three people over the age of 65 suffer from bone crushing falls that inevitably take their lives. Falls are a common cause ...click here to read more

Sacrum pain can be felt as pain in the lower back or buttocks and is typically sharp and aching. The sacrum is a portion of the lower spine that extends into the tailbone. This bone has many different muscles attached to it that may be the origin of sacrum pain associated with postural strain or ...click here to read more

Hip pain can be very restricting in our day to day life, often leading us to seek treatment in the form of medication. While the use of painkillers is effective, another method is a cortisone (steroid) injection, which provides almost instant relief due to its superior anti-inflammatory properties. The use of steroid injections is not ...click here to read more

Sciatica is a pain that radiates down the back, though the buttocks, and into the leg. The most common question people ask is: how long is this going to last? We want to know how long each attack will last and how long between flare-ups, but the answer may be more complicated than just simply ...click here to read more

Concerned about your bone health? You should be. The sooner you start the better. Your risk for osteoporosis, where your bones become fragile and porous, has a lot to do with the bone mass you’ve developed in your 20s and 30s and what you’ve done to prevent losing that bone mass later on. Bones, like the ...click here to read more

Knee joint stiffness can plague us at any age. It may be caused by a recent injury, an acute infection, or even chronic disease such as arthritis. Knee stiffness often restricts our range of motion, limiting our performance and our quality of life. To better understand how a stiff knee can develop, we will have ...click here to read more

Many people believe that running is bad for your joints, especially for your knees, and if you want to preserve your joint health in old age you better not run. The common thinking behind this is that the more you move, the more stress you inflict on your joints and, as a result, the more ...click here to read more

The collarbone (clavicle) is one of the main bones in the shoulder. It’s a long slender bone that runs from the breastbone to each of the shoulders connected via ligaments, and it is a common location for injuries to occur, resulting in a fracture. Collarbone (Clavicle) fractures account for approximately 5 percent of all adult ...click here to read more

Name a bone condition. Most likely, your answer was osteoporosis or osteoarthritis—which is expected, given the high prevalence rates of these conditions and the awareness efforts by various health organizations aimed at prevention and management. After a certain age, your doctor may suggest you go for a bone mineral density test to check the strength ...click here to read more

Decreased bone strength (osteoporosis) is commonly associated with menopausal women, which puts them at an increased risk of bone fractures—the most common cause of broken bones among the elderly. However, according to a new study, women who consume too much alcohol may be further increasing their risk of bone fractures. Takeshi Miyamoto—an orthopedist at Keio ...click here to read more

Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bone weakness and subsequently increases the risk of developing bone fractures. While it is commonly associated with elderly women, it can happen to men as well. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, osteoporosis is a serious public health concern affecting more than 200 million people worldwide. A new study ...click here to read more