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A simple fall can change your life!
Falls and Fractures A simple fall can change your life. Just ask any of the thousands of older men and women who fall each year and break (sometimes called fracture) a bone. Getting older can bring lots of c...read more
Are you likely to get osteoporosis ? Find out !
Osteoporosis is defined as 'a systemic skeletal disease characterised by low bone mass and micro architectural deterioration with consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to f...read more
Background of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis or osteopenia occurs in about 44 million Americans, resulting in 1.5 million fragility fractures per year. The consequences of these fractures include pain, disability, depressio...read more
Bone density and bone strength
Osteoporosis is defined as "a skeletal disease characterized by compromised bone strength predisposing a person to an increased risk of fracture. Bone s...read more
Bones: strucure and protection
Bones play many roles in the body. They provide structure, protect organs, anchor muscles, and store calcium. Adequate calcium consumption and weight bearing physical activity build strong bones, optimizes bo...read more
Boning up on calcium!
Most people in developed countries have been brought up to believe that our teeth and our bones can only grow healthily if we drink cow’s milk. Over the last three deca...read more
Calcium
What is calcium? Calcium is found inside most cells of the body where it is involved in numerous biochemical functions. Calcium is stored in your bones and teeth. What calc...read more
Can osteoporosis kill you?
No, low bone density does not cause death. It is some of the consequences of breaking a bone - particularly the hip - that contribute to people dying. Broken hips most commonly occur in the over-70s which will often require m...read more
Do you have degenerative arthritis?
With 10 million or more people with arthritis, the majority of them will have degenerative arthritis. This arthritis is called Osteoarthritis. Degenerative arthritis occurs w...read more
Do you have weak bones ?
What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a condition that means your bones are weak, and you’re more likely to break a bone. Since there are no symptoms, you might not kn...read more
Fluoride
What is fluoride? Fluoride plays a role in the development and health of bones and teeth. What fluoride does for you Fluoride hardens your bones and tooth enamel. Fluoride is absorbed into a child’s ...read more
Magnesium
What is magnesium? Magnesium is a mineral stored in your body tissues. It plays a role in more than 300 enzyme reactions within your body. What magnesium does for you Magnesium is aManagement of osteoporosis in people with coeliac disease
Bone mass measurement in patients with coeliac disease There are doubts about the need to measure BMD in coeliacs, in addition, there are no clear guidelines on which patients should undergo bone mass measurement and when th...read more
Osteoperosis: The Curse for the Woman of the Western World
So much has been said and has been written about osteoporosis or thinning of the bones that you would imagine that by now we have got it all sorted out and under control. Sadly the opposite seems to be true; ...read more
Osteoporosis and pregnancy
What is pregnancy-associated osteoporosis? Pregnancy-associated osteoporosis is believed to be a rare condition that is usually found in the third trimester of a woman’s pregnancy or a...read more
Osteoporosis: not only the elderly are at risk
Brittle bones If you thought it was only the elderly who were prone to brittle bones, think again, as a growing number of young women have dangerously low bone density – often the first sign of osteopo...read more
Osteoporosis: what makes good quality bone?
Broken bones bring pain, deformity and loss of independence People with osteoporosis have fragile bones that break easily. As more of us live longer, the fractures that result from osteoporo...read more
Preventing falls and related fractures
Falls are serious at any age, and breaking a bone after a fall becomes more likely as a person ages. Many of us know someone who has fallen and broken or fractured a bone. While healing, the ...read more
Sodium
What is sodium? About a third of the 120mg of the mineral sodium in the body is found in your bones. The rest is in your body fluids. It ensures a proper fluid and electrolyte or pH balance ...read more
Some types of cancer
Cancer of the bone There a number of different types of bone cancer but the ones that young people are most likely to develop are osteosarcoma and Ewing’s sarcoma. We don’t know ...read more
Vitamin D (calcitriol) : an introduction
Vitamin D is a steroid hormone that has long been known for its important role in regulating body levels of calcium and phosphorus, and in mineralization of ...read more
What is pelvic floor dysfunction?
Pelvic floor dysfunction describes a wide-range of problems associated with one or more of the three systems in the pelvic floor, (the urinary system, genital system, and colorectal system). Incontine...read more
Why do people fall?
Falls are serious at any age, but especially for older people who are more likely to break a bone when they fall. If you have a disease called osteoporosis, you are more likely to break a bon...read more
