Need Patient Teaching on Osteoporosis, Arthritis and Osteomyelitis. Can you tell me where to look?

Yes, my mother had it since she was in her twenties. She had six children, two coming after she was diagnosed. We are all grown and my mother is now 80. She is actually doing much better now than s...

I amnot taking it but I was watching Dr. Phil today...he had 4 doctors on his show discussing certain topics and there was a woman there who also thought it was too new to take. The one doctor expl...

I don't know about new treatments, but I have read that foods high in silicon can help bone mend and build new or replacement bone tissue. The silicon builds the new bone bridgework and then ...

I suppose they could, if they do not take in enough calcium, vitamin d, and vitamin c. Generally they do not exercise and that is a risk factor. One of the other risk factors is being a whi...

Dan is correct...in fact, many of my male patients who have had a compression fracture I can usually bet on them having taken prednisone long term which is thought to have resulted in osteoporosis....

The process of bone thinning (osteoporosis) is a natural part of aging. However, if you receive treatment early, you may be able to stop or slow the progress of bone loss. Treatment is important to...

You might want to get that checked out..I have Osteoporosis myself and have had a few problem's with my bones as well and it did turn out that i ended up doing more then what i thought i did.....

It is well established that estrogen replacement during menopause protects bone mass and helps protect against the risk of osteoporotic fractures. The accelerated bone loss during menopause has lit...