Osteoporosis
Vitamin D supplements could help reduce falls in homebound older people – latest findings
A third of people over the age of 65 years fall every year, about 10–15% of which result in fracture. Even if injury does not occur, fear of falling can lead to reduced activity and loss of independence. Continue reading
Over 10% of US adults live in chronic pain says new analysis of data
Most adults in the US have experienced some level of pain, from brief to more lasting (chronic) pain, and from relatively minor to more severe pain, say a new analysis of data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). And an estimated 25.3 million adults (11.2%) experience chronic pain, ie pain every day for the preceding three months. Continue reading
Heavy resistance training may improve bone mineral density in older women with low bone mass
Women with low bone mass who have been through menopause could benefit from heavy resistance training, says a small study published in Osteoporosis International. Continue reading
New link found between common medications and serious falls in older men
Falls causing injury are more than twice as likely in older men taking a particular group of commonly used medicines, say new research in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Continue reading
Osteoporosis is absolutely not the end of the world and has not deterred me from doing anything that I want to do, says Suzanne Hewitt from Wolverhampton
I developed osteoporosis in pregnancy when I was in my thirties, which is very rare so my journey to diagnosis was long and difficult. It began in the third trimester of my pregnancy, when I started experiencing hip ache and back ache, which I put down to a normal effect of pregnancy. But when I was delivering my son, the epidural had no effect on the pain in my hips and back, and after he was born I was in excruciating pain. Continue reading
