Falling into You: fall prevention and management
Falling is probably the last thing on anybody’s mind when you are young and fairly fit. We take walking around for granted, without a thought of possibly landing up face-first in a gutter, at the bottom of an escalator, or in a mud puddle. Although this can happen at...
Osteoporosis and exercise: the weird, the wacky, and the wonderful
So by now, you may have reached the point where, whether you like it or not, you’ve been told that one of the most important measures against osteoporosis is exercise. Whether to avoid osteoporosis or deal with it as a current condition, it matters not…the prospect of...
Osteoporosis: Who moved my meds?
Finding the right medication for osteoporosis is sometimes a tricky business, especially considering that often, until a bone breaks, we may not know we even have the disease.
Understanding Osteoporosis: risk factors
There are quite a number of risk factors that may increase your chances of developing osteoporosis. The key word here is ‘may’. In fact, merely because your profile might reflect one or more of these factors does not mean you’ll get osteoporosis, either in old age or...
