Thinning Bones: moving safely with osteoporosis
If you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, or have already experienced a fracture, you would be understandably nervous of falling. As a result...
Fracture Liaison Service: first fracture care as a prevention tool
Fracture Liaison Service: first fracture care as a prevention tool One of the most important responses to an osteoporosis-related fracture is...
Osteoporosis and Family Genes
Bone is living tissue that is constantly being broken down and replaced. Osteoporosis occurs when the creation of new bone doesn't keep up with...
Osteoporosis and hips: warning signs
For many people, osteoporosis comes as a surprise – because it is known as the silent disease. But more often than not, there are some warning...
Compression Fractures: how your back can break without a fall
A compression fracture can be a surprising thing, because sometimes you may not even be aware that damage has taken place and, upon an X-ray for...
Breaking Bones: the emotional cost of fracture recovery
The breaking of a bone is hardly a good experience. Apart from the initial pain and shock, there is the long road of recovery and adjustment,...
BREAKING BONES, FRACTURING FAITH, OVERCOMING OSTEOPOROSIS.
by Mickie Jacobs Born to be active It is 1964 in Birmingham, England. Picture a young girl of 11 ½. She has just reached puberty; she is about to...
The Skull: a little history of Little Foot
The skull is probably the most import bone in our body; after all it protects the brain which both motivates and moves us. There wouldn’t be much...
Osteoporosis, sex and brittle bones in the time of Covid-19
One could hardly say that sex has taken a back seat during Covid-19, rather the opposite considering the rise in pregnancies during this time....
Understanding DXA and Bone Density Results
If you suspect you have osteoporosis, then the easy way to check this, is to have a bone density test. In fact what you will have is a dual...
The Big Toe and its Brethren
Let’s face it, the big toe can be irritating. It’s often the ugliest toe but nevertheless pushes forward with almost narcissistic aplomb, always...
The Tailbone: a pain in the butt!
“Even though your parents and grandparents didn’t have tails, if we went back in time and looked at ancestor species that we have in common with...