In a chart review of patients receiving ADT, the spine and hip BMD results were recorded in 89 patients. Of these 89 patients, the BMD of the radius was also recorded in 53. In the 89 patients with BMD measurements of the spine and hip, 24 (26.9%) had osteoporosis of the hip or ...
Some physicians claim that health problems such as varicose veins, gallstones, hearing loss, high blood pressure and some muscle aches are the result of these calcium deposits. It make sense for anyone with Osteopenia or Osteoporosis to pay attention to magnesium intake.So how much magnesium shoul...
Remember, a ph lower than 7.0 is acid and your body will need to counteract that acid state. If your daily food choices are making your body acidic, and you have Osteopenia or Osteoporosis, you might consider making some changes. Add 'alkaline foods' and cut back on the 'acidic foods'....
Several studies have found reduced muscle strength, impaired balance, reduced physical capacity, increased fear of falling (FOF) and reduced QOL among patients with low BMD (osteopenia or osteoporosis) [3, 11–16]. However, the majority of the existing studies have included women with hip or ve...
The objective of this study was to determine if there is an association between osteoporosis or osteopenia and atherosclerotic vascular disease (AVD) (two conditions quite prevalent in nursing homes) in a sample of postmenopausal women. We conducted a retrospective chart review on 101 postmenopausal ...
A retrospective study conducted in three of Midwest VA medical centers and clinics in US, concluded that fewer postmenopausal schizophrenic females received a clinical service for osteoporosis as compared to their control group. We hypothesized that neither the psychiatrists nor the primary care ...