People with osteoporosis may not even recall a fall or other trauma that might cause a broken bone, such as in the spine or foot. Spinal compression fractures may result in loss of height with a stooped posture (called a dowager's hump). Fractures at other sites, commonly the hip or bon...
Internal bleeding may occur with broken bones that contain bone marrow in which blood production occurs. These bones have a rich blood supply, and significant amounts of blood can be lost with fractures. The break of a long bone such as the thighbone (femur) can result in the loss of one...
Then an image of a friend of mine also appeared. After that, the image of the elderly woman came back, and I had a very strong sensation of hip pain. Again, my friend came to mind and I surmised that this elderly woman must be someone close to her, maybe even her mother. When I...
Bursitis is inflammation of abursa, a small sac that functions to reduce friction between bone and soft tissue. There are 160bursaein the body with the largest mainly near the hip, knee, shoulder, and elbow tendons. Signs and symptoms of bursitis are directly related to the degree of inflamm...
Bisphosphonate tablets must be taken on an empty stomach with a full glass of water. You then need to stand upright between 30 minutes to 2 hours before eating or drinking anything else. Some next generation bisphosphonate medication passes through the stomach before being broken down and can be...
Explore the normal functions of the bones and bone cells, so that you can describe what factors may contribute to Jake's osteoporosis case. Jakes case- An elderly woman who has osteoporosis had a minor slip, and broke her hip. In a healthy individual, a f ...
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs as yourbones weaken, thin, and become so fragile, they’re vulnerable to fracture(that’s the medical term for a broken bone). About 10 million Americans have osteoporosis, and an astounding 44 million have low bone mass, which makes them at risk...
Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way and the brokenness was inside of me. That’s what I needed to fix. Now I’m not going to claim to be a relationship expert or thefemale version of Jay Shettybut I’ve learned a few things in my 50 some years. In this article, I want to...
Unfortunately, most people get diagnosedafterthey’ve had a fall and broken a bone. And it only gets worse from there. Statistics show that 13% of the population will die withinsix months of hip fracture.¹ Alarmingly, that number rises to 20% within two years after fracturing a hip. ...
A pulmonary embolus blocks blood flow and prevents the functioning of that part of the lung. Not only does it prevent the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide, but it also decreases blood supply to the lung tissue itself, potentially causing part of the lung tissue to die (infarct=tissue ...