All Entries in the "Bone/Muscles" Category
Low estrogen is a risk factor for Osteoarthritis
As such osteoporosis is very common among post menopausal women is widely accepted all over the world. But recent studies have shown that premenopausal women who has law levels of estrogen are also prone to develop Osteoarthritis. The researchers studies over 800 women, close to 75 per cent who were premenopausal. Blood estrogen levels in [...]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as indicator of Diabetes
Led by Dr. Martin C. Gulliford, a team at King’s College in London examined medical records for 644,495 patients in England and Wales. They identified 2,647 patients diagnosed with diabetes between November 2003 and October 2004, and selected a comparison group of 5,294 “control†subjects matched for age, gender, and location. Medical records for up [...]
Acupuncture in treatment of Lower Back Pain
Acupuncture eases chronic low back pain, improves back function and it cost-effective report researchers from Germany in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
To compare the effectiveness and costs of acupuncture along with routine care for low back pain to routine care alone, the researchers recruited 11,630 patients with chronic low back pain. Of these, 1,549 were [...]
Sit Back and Relax: Upright position not good for back
So must be confused with the title. As we all had so many advices from our parents and grandmas to sit straight at 90 degrees but according to many studies that have been carried out over the years showing that Sitting upright can cause unduw pressure to your spines and can cause variety of back [...]
What is Osteoarthritis?
Common Names : Osteoarthritis. Arthrosis, Degenerative Joint Disease
Osteoarthritis is a very common diseases of middle and old aged people all over the world. In a simple words it is a wear and tear effect to your Joints which bears pressure of your body. As the wear and tear effects increases it damages the Joint surfaces [...]