Most of us know the usual culprits of back pain; stress, excess body weight, improper lifting technique, and poor posture. While these are the typical causes, unexpected issues can be causing all that agony. Most cases of back pain are mechanical or non organic – meaning they are not caused by serious conditions, such as… Continue reading 7 Surprising Causes of Back Pain
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New Method Forecasts Which Long-Term Care Patients Are at Risk of Fracture
A new way to predict the risk of falls in long-term care patients has been developed by researchers. The study on the assessment method, titled “Fracture Risk Assessment in Long-term Care (FRAiL)” was published Aug. 31 in the Journal of Gerontology Medical Science. The FRAiL model was developed by researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for… Continue reading New Method Forecasts Which Long-Term Care Patients Are at Risk of Fracture
Some Osteoporosis Medicines May Not Be Beneficial Over the Long Term
Women who took bisphosphonates for up to 13 years in an effort to combat osteoporosis had no fewer fractures than women who took the medicines only briefly, research shows. Osteoporosis causes thinning of the bones, loss of bone density, and increasingly fragile bones. This puts people at higher risk for bone fractures. Risk for the… Continue reading Some Osteoporosis Medicines May Not Be Beneficial Over the Long Term
New Insight into Complication of Bone Fractures
Researchers have identified risk factors that may help orthopedic surgeons better predict a serious complication of bone fractures. The complication, fracture nonunion, may be increasing as more patients survive serious fractures. The investigators included Dr. Robert Zura, the Robert D’Ambrosia Professor and Head of Orthopedic Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine. The… Continue reading New Insight into Complication of Bone Fractures
Comparing Health Techniques For Fractures
A modern method of healing femur fractures is just as effective as a more established alternative, according to researchers. The investigators, a team of orthopedic surgeons from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, found that there’s no difference in the methods for treating distal femur fractures. According to a news release… Continue reading Comparing Health Techniques For Fractures
Fewer Osteoporosis Tests?
Post-menopausal women who have normal bone density don’t need another bone mass density (BMD) test until they’re 65, according to a new study. The research, based on the Women’s Health Initiative, looked at 4,068 menopausal women age 50 to 64 who had a BMD test and didn’t have any osteoporosis-related fractures. They were not taking… Continue reading Fewer Osteoporosis Tests?