A lot of times people work out with the idea of losing weight. While losing weight is the point, weight should be lost the healthy way. A lot of times people tend to combine various ideas and opinions, from what they know, what they hear and what they read online and follow a combination of […]
Bone & Joint Care
Spinal Fusion Surgeries: Can Pedicle Screw Breach Cause Neurological Damage?
Spinal Fusion Surgery can help prevent back pain caused by degenerative disc disease, scoliosis, fractures, or infection of the spine. The vertebrae responsible for the motion that results in pain are joined and stabilized using wires, plates, or rods. Pedicle screws are used to fix this instrumentation in place. They’re inserted into the anterior vertebrae […]
Patients Often Don’t Lose Significant Weight after Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Excess body weight leads to osteoarthritis (4 times the risk in Women & 5 times the risk in Men, Anderson J and Fleson DT. Am.J.Epidemiol. 1988;128:179-189.) and causes cartilage loss in the joints, swelling, pain, and stiffness, limiting the mobility of the patient. It even renders them incapable of exercises that help lose weight. Knee […]
Taking Supplements Doesn’t Improve Bone Strength in Healthy Older Adults
Bone fractures can be caused by diseases like metastatic cancer, or trauma, like falling or hitting oneself. Both, vitamin D and calcium aren’t prescribed in the cases of pathologic fractures. However, with bones that are weak and calcium deficient, falling can cause severe injury. Orthopedics and genuine bone-health concern are overshadowed by the prevalent idea […]
Total Hip Arthroplasty and Metabolic Diseases: Understanding the Complications
Among all metabolic diseases of the bone, like rickets, fibrous dysplasia, or osteomalacia, osteoporosis is the most common one and seen in elderly age group. If left unattended, such skeletal disorders can reduce bone density, cause structural deformities, pathological fractures and significantly limit the patient’s movement. Treating conditions, like severe progressive arthritis, with Total Hip […]