I keep remembering changing my stride as a child as I walked to school with the words, “Step on a crack, break your back,” echoing in my head. But breaking your back through a vertebral fracture increasingly is a real danger for postmenopausal women.
New York Times reporter Jane E. Brody reported that a quarter of postmenopausal women can face having a compression of the front of a spinal column vertebra. Furthermore, two in every five women by the age of 80 have had one or more of these...
Over and over, we increasingly witness documentation of the lifelong benefits of physical exercise. Experts have even discovered and... Read more »
As we age, women need to really watch their diet. I’m not talking about calories in this instance, but on the types of food that we eat.... Read more »
As women go through menopause and age, their risk of bone fractures increases. Like many women, I’m trying to take all the precautions I... Read more »
"Today's FDA approval of Prolia is the culmination of a scientific journey that started more than 15 years ago with Amgen's discovery of an... Read more »
The combination of menopause and aging causes many changes to a woman’s body. One of those is the potential for weight gain. As we age,... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Certain breast cancer treatments can speed up bone loss or cause you to lose more bone than you normally would: Chemotherapy: Some chemotherapy... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Your bones give your body its shape, help you move, and support your body. Your bones also help protect your heart, lungs, and brain. Even though... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
Osteolysis or bone loss after total knee replacement (TKR) can be a problem. Tiny flecks of bone and debris from the backside of the implant lead to... Read more »
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