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  2. – Basketball injury
  3. – Bone fracture
  4. – Bone structure
  5. – Brittle bones
  6. – Bursitis
  7. – Carpal tunnel
  8. – Chronic pain
  9. – Fallen arches
  10. – Heel spurs
  11. – Hip fracture
  12. – Hip replacement
  13. – Joint overuse
  14. – Knee replacement
  15. – Osteoarthritis
  16. – Osteopenia
  17. – Osteoperosis
  18. – Pediatric Orthopedics
  19. – Repetitive trauma
  20. – Restless leg syndrome
  21. – Rheumatoid Arthritis
  22. – Sciatica
  23. – Slipped disc
  24. – Sprains and strains
  25. – Stress fractures
  26. – TMJ disorder

High Dose Vitamin D Can Prevent Falls For Seniors Over 65

Elderly people taking a daily supplement of vitamin D at a dose of 700-1000 IU (international unit of measurement) reduce their risk of falling by 19%, according to a study published on bmj.com. Every year, one in three people over aged 65 experiences at least one fall, with around 6% resulting in a fracture. As the population begins to age, fall prevention is becoming a public health goal.
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Inhibiting a Protein Prevents Bone Loss

A new drug inhibits a protein necessary for the formation and function of cells that break down bone, a recent study showed, a development that may have important repercussions for the treatment of diseases that involve bone loss, such as osteoporosis, periodontitis and arthritis.
   
The study, which was performed on mice by Soo-young Lee and colleagues at Ewha Women’s...  ( Read more about Inhibiting a Protein Prevents Bone Loss )

Expert Commentary: Charlotte Harris, M.D. 12/3/2009

A study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation describes mouse experiments that demonstrate how a new experimental drug interferes with the action of the mouse protein RANK, thus affecting bone resorption rates.

Let’s break that down into language that makes sense to non-research scientists. RANK is an acronym that stands for “receptor activator of NFkB.” RANK, along...  ( Read more about Expert Commentary: Charlotte Harris, M.D. 12/3/2009 )

Discovery Hints At the Immune System's Role in Bone Loss

A new study out of UCLA links high cholesterol and osteoporosis and identifies a new role that the body's immune cells play in bone loss. Published in the Journal Clinical Immunology, the research could lead to immune-based approaches for treating osteoporosis. The disease causes fragile bones and increases the risk of fractures, causing lost independence and mobility.
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Six Ways to Lower Hip-Fracture Rates

Adopting a set of aggressive guidelines to manage patients with osteoporosis, or “bone-thinning,” can lower hip-fracture rates by more than 37 percent, a recent study showed.
   
Fractures in hip bones made brittle by osteoporosis are a leading cause of earlier-than-normal death among seniors and are a major drain on the U.S. health-care system.

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Insight Into Faster Healing of Seniors' Broken Bones

As people age, bone healing becomes slower and poorer. But a new drug may provide hope of restoring to seniors the rapid bone healing of youth, according to a recent study.
   
The research, which is presented in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, offers hope to the roughly 560,000 Americans a year who suffer bone fractures that heal slowly or incompletely, leaving many in...  ( Read more about Insight Into Faster Healing of Seniors' Broken Bones )

High Impact Means High Bone Density for Children

High impact activities like jumping and skipping has been shown to benefit bone health in adolescents. A ten minute school based intervention, provided twice a week for eight months, greatly improved bone and muscle strength in healthy teenagers when compared to regular warmups. Physiotherapist Ben Weeks said the warm-up, which included high intensity jumps and lunges of gradually increasing complexity and...  ( Read more about High Impact Means High Bone Density for Children )

Precautions for the elderly: Hip Fracture

What are Hip Fractures?


Hip Fracture is a fracture or a crack or break in the proximal end of the femur near where the bone meets the hip. The term Hip fracture is used to describe any of 4 types of fractures within the bone in the hip area. 90% of hip fractures occur due to direct impact against the hip joint, usually as a result of a fall.

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Knee Replacement Surgery To Correct Damage to Cartilage

Cause for Knee Replacement Surgery:


Knee PainOsteoarthritis is the main reason patients need to undergo knee replacement surgery. The major problem in...  ( Read more about Knee Replacement Surgery To Correct Damage to Cartilage )

Hispanics and Osteoporosis

Hispanics are the nation’s largest minority group, and they are also the fastest growing group, accounting for about half of the growth in the U.S. population since 2000. Thus Hispanic healthcare is an increasing concern that a lot of doctors are focusing their attention onto. The growth of the Hispanic population has not been accompanied by an improvement in Hispanic healthcare. Of particular concern is...  ( Read more about Hispanics and Osteoporosis )

Carolyn Jacob, MD

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