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_ Hip Health Do You Really Need A Hip Replacement? By Jane Farrell article If your hips hurt, every position is uncomfortable. Sitting or standing, walking or even lying downΓÇönothing gives you relief. These … Read More→
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_ Bone Health Should You Stop Taking Your Osteoporosis Medication? By Jane Farrell article Women stopped using bisphosphonates for more than two years showed a significantly higher risk of a hip fracture when compared … Read More→
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_ Hip Health Perioperative Surgical Home Reduces ER Visits and Death in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients By Sondra Forsyth article Elderly patients who had emergency repair of a fractured hip were much less likely to die or make a return … Read More→
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_ Back Pain Bone Health Hip Health Hip Health Knee Pain Osteoarthritis Take A Vacation with Joint Comfort: Travel Tips for Aching Joints By Jane Farrell article Summer may almost be over but there is still time for that long-awaited vacation. Whether itΓÇÖs a relaxing family trip … Read More→
_ Knee Pain Osteoarthritis Why is Osteoarthritis of the Knee More Common in Women Than in Men? By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University have found clear differences in the synovial fluid of the … Read More→
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_ Bone Health New Guidelines for Treating Osteoporosis By Jane Farrell article A physiciansΓÇÖ group has recommended new guidelines that doctors treat women who have osteoporosis with bisphosphonates (alendronate, risedronate, or zoledronic … Read More→
_ Knee Pain Osteoarthritis Knee Surgery May Have Minimal Quality-of-Life Effects if You DonΓÇÖt Have Severe Symptoms By Sondra Forsyth article Current use of knee replacement surgery for patients with osteoarthritis may have minimal effects on quality of life and is … Read More→
_ Back Pain Older and Younger Adults Experience Similar Improvements Following Surgery for Herniated Lumbar Disk By Sondra Forsyth article Although patients 65 years of age or older had more minor complications and longer hospital stays, they experienced improvements in … Read More→
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_ Bone Health Medical Procedures New Insight into Complication of Bone Fractures By Jane Farrell article Researchers have identified risk factors that may help orthopedic surgeons better predict a serious complication of bone fractures. The complication, … Read More→
_ Osteoarthritis Beating Osteoarthritis Knee Pain: Beyond Special Shoes By Sondra Forsyth article We have plenty of fairy tales about shoes that work magic in peopleΓÇÖs lives: glass slippers that brought love to … Read More→