Harris ST, Watts NB, Genant HK, et al. for the Vertebral Efficacy with Risedronate Therapy (VERT) Study Group. Effects of risedronate treatment on vertebral and nonvertebral fractures in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: a randomised controlled trial. JAMA 1999;282:1344–1352. ArticleCAS Reg...
An effort has been made to summarise the treatment of osteoporosis by these systems. Opinions, impressions, and inferences are added while describing various aspects of these modalities. Result The National Library of Medicine has played an active role in publishing studies of the management of ...
SOST Acronyms A gene on chromosome17q11.2 that encodes sclerostin, a secreted glycoprotein with a C-terminal cysteine knot-like (CTCK) domain and sequence similarity to the DAN (differential screening-selected gene aberrative in neuroblastoma) family of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) antagonists....
Calcium intake: 1200 mg daily for women ≥ 50 years of ageBisphosphonates :1st-Line agents for both: Treatment of osteoporosis and Prevention (e.g., osteopenia with increased probability of fracture ) Antiresorptive therapy: Reduces bone resorption by attaching to hydroxyapatite binding sites, th...
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) as a metastatic prostate cancer treatment itself causes an osteopenia or osteoporosis. Bisphosphonate inhibits normal and pathologic osteoclast-mediated bone resorption by several mechanisms. Denosumab is the latest treatment option in bone metastases. Multi-study shows the...
Medical expenditures for the treatment of osteoporotic fractures in the United States in 1995: report from the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Osteoporotic fractures are a significant public health problem, resulting in substantial morbidity and mortality. Previous estimates of the economic burden... NF...
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Consider for instance a patient with a back pain, who is referred to an X-ray exam. A possible outcome of the exam is the discovery of physiological changes in the spine that are not accessible to specific treatment and do not change the advice that the physician had already given the ...
Prevention and Treatment: Calcium Supplements Calcium intake is important for strong and healthy bones. Adequate calcium intake must occur earlier in life to help prevent osteopenia and osteoporosis. The Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies has establis...
His professional interests include drug addiction treatment/rehabilitation and osteopathic manipulation. Snuffer named 2017 WVSOM alumni of the Year The researchers also found that massage therapy, spinal manipulation and osteopathic manipulation can provide some relief for patients suffering from back pain....