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What is Osteoporosis?
Posted by: | CommentsMany are asking, “What is Osteoporosis?” since the condition
has become a household word. It is a state in which the bones
become increasingly weak and porous. They soon resemble a
sponge in appearance and are very prone to fracture.
Osteoporosis and Normal Bone
Picture on left above is a normal bone. Picture on right is
osteoporotic. It is easy to see that the normal, healthy bone
is much more dense.
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How to Relieve Neck Pain and Headache
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Our pillow, bed, or sleep position is not always the reason for our stiff and painful neck when we arise in the morning. We also attempt to figure out what is taking place when sudden neck movement causes a sharp pain that feels as if “something” has slipped out of position or that a nerve is being “pinched.” It is important to understand that most neck problems are rarely caused by a single incident, but usually by the cumulative effects of incorrect sitting posture, poor work and living habits, lack of beneficial exercise and flexibility, and other lifestyle-related factors. Obviously, some neck problems are due to traumatic events such as a whiplash accident, a fall, or a sports injury.
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Can Chiropractic Treatment Help Shoulder Pain?
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Tampa Chiropractor: Most Frequently Asked Questions
Introduction
The performance of many different actions and activities is the result of the complexity of the shoulder joint. The shoulder bones, i.e., the scapula, clavicle and humerus, are fastened together by ligaments and nearly 20 different muscles. The primary articulation, the glenohumeral joint, is attached by ligaments and a group of muscles (and their tendon attachments) known as the rotator cuff. Problems with the rotator cuff are everyday causes of shoulder pain and disability. As with other joints, shoulder problems can be produced by trauma such as sports injuries, mechanical dysfunction due to imbalances in the muscles, or by wear and tear of the tissues surrounding the joint. Arthritic changes do take place in the shoulder joint, however not as commonly as in the weight-bearing joints of the spine, hips and knees…
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Osteoporosis Prevention
Posted by: | CommentsWhy don’t we hear more about osteoporosis prevention? Maybe
because osteoporosis is a condition that may be develop slowly and
be truly painless. We may not have any inkling of the fact that we
are even a candidate for the disease.
Then suddenly a bone breaks and it is discovered that the cause
was porous, fragile bones. These broken bones, or fractures, occur
most often in the hip, spine, and wrist, though any bone can be
affected…
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Osteopenia Exercise
Posted by: | CommentsI checked online today to see if there were any new
osteopenia exercises recommended. I clicked on one site
that was titled “osteopenia exercise”. But to my great dismay,
it turned out to simply be an ad for actonel.
(In case you may be unaware, actonel is one of the
biophosphate “bone density” drugs that is causing
severely painful side-effects for its users…)
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