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Bone Spurs – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Bone spur is a term used to describe a condition that characterizes the growth of an extra bone on the normal bone. In medical terms, it is known as osteophytes. Bone spur usually takes place on the joints of the spine, feet, shoulders, hips, hands and knees. It is not painful but sometimes causes pain when it rubs against other bones around it. It is more common among people above 60 years of age. It is associated with spine degeneration.
Causes of Bone Spurs
As osteoarthritis breaks down the cartilage in your joint, your body attempts to repair the loss. Often this means creating new areas of bone along the edges of your existing bones. Your body may Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsOsteoporosis, How Can We Mainatain Strong Bones at Any Age?
I would like to start out by saying I am not a doctor and I do not make medical claims, I am a concerned citizen who has a passion for researching smart alternatives for our health and sharing them with others who are taking an initiative to do their research and make their own educated decisions.
There continues to be greater and greater concern about the public healthy issues surrounding what medical science has names osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is where the (BMD) bone mineral density is reduced to the point where bone microarchitecture is disrupted, and the amount and variety of non-collagenous protein in the bone is altered, the bone has become porous like a “honeycomb.”
In 2001, national attention was Read the rest of this entry »
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