A broken nose (nasal fracture) is common in sports where there is direct physical contact between athletes. A broken nose is common in the sports of basketball and soccer from head-to-head contact, head-to-elbow contact, or head-to-shoulder contact. Any sport in which a small ball is fl...
A broken nose, also known as a nasal bone fracture, can cause swelling, bruising, and pain. A nasal fracture occurs when bones or cartilage in the nose crack or break during sports, accidents, or physical altercations. Blunt trauma accounts for 9 out of 10 broken noses.1 Because the nose...
Nasal congestion is often a symptom of medical conditions such as sinusitis or the common cold and it improves once the infection is treated. Persistent nasal congestion should be checked by a doctor to identify the underlying cause and treat it accordingly....
After a ski-accident a 13–year-old boy sustained contusion of the right eye with medial blow-out fracture. The lamina papyracea and a part of the orbital tissues were dislocated into the nasal cavity. Enophthalmos and restriction of the motility of the eye in all directions, except ...
History of nasal fracture or head injury was identified as replying yes to the questions “Have you ever had any of the following? A broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull,” and “Have you ever had any of the following? A loss of consciousness because of a head injury....
Calcitonin (Miacalcin or Calcimar) is a nasal spray that has been found to reduce the risk of back fractures in women who have osteoporosis. A prevention drug that may also be effective is PTH (parathyroid hormone), but this is not a usual first-line treatment. What Herbs and Supplements...
Nasal turbinates are long, thin bones covered in a layer of tissue inside the walls of the nose. When they swell or become blocked, airflow decreases. A turbinate outfracture is a procedure done to move the nasal turbinates to open the airways. During this procedure, small amounts of tis...
SERM s treat osteoporosis by mimicking the effects of estrogen to increase bone density. raloxifene (Evista) Calcitonin (Miacalcin). Calcitonin is a hormone produced by the thyroid gland. It is given as a nasal spray or by injection. Although calcitonin inhibits bone breakdown, it is not a...
Bones that are affected by osteoporosis can break (fracture) with relatively minor injuries that normally would not cause a bone to fracture. The fracture can be either in the form of cracking (as in a hip fracture) or collapsing (as in a compression fracture of the vertebrae of the spine...
Calcitonin. Calcitonin as osteoporosis medication may reduce bone resorption and may slow bone loss. Calcitonin may also prevent spine fractures, and may even provide some pain relief from compression fractures. It's usually administered as a nasal spray and causes nasal irritation in some people who...