Orthopedics News

Exercise could ease Arthritis even without Weight Loss Reported September 27, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Adding another perk to the list of why exercising is beneficial, scientists found that physical activity improves arthritis symptoms even when remaining on a high-fat diet. The insight suggests that excess weight alone isn't … [Read more...]

Wrinkles Predict Bone Fracture Risk Reported June 7, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Each year, approximately 7.9 million bone fractures occur in the United States alone, costing an estimated $70 billion. Of these, 10 to 20 percent fail to heal. However, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine … [Read more...]

Wrinkles Predict Bone Fracture Risk Reported June 9, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Wrinkles may be able to predict a woman's bone fracture risk, according to this study. The severity and distribution of skin wrinkles and overall skin quality could tell the story of bone mineral density in early menopausal women. The findings … [Read more...]

Ladies, it’s a myth that we can’t have a heart attack. Infact, nearly five times as many women—or 200,000 of us—die each year from a heart attack compared to breast cancer. It’s also a myth that heart attacks only happen to older women. Heart disease is a threat to all women, even those of us in our 30s and 40s. In fact, the rate of sudden cardiac death in young women under the … [Read more...]

‘Biggest Loser’s’ Alison Sweeney at Chicago Reported May 12, 2011 C‘Workout in The Park’ Alison Sweeney, host of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” and author of the recently released The Mommy Diet, will be on hand to give participants tips on living healthy. “Workout In the Park” features exercise classes, beauty consultations, nutrition advice and style know-how. Classes … [Read more...]

The Search for Rotator Cuff Tear Treatment Reported April 10, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The shoulder is a complex mechanism of intertwining bones, ligaments, joints, muscles, and tendons. Rotator cuff tears in one or more of those tendons are among the most common conditions affecting the shoulder, and improving the healing … [Read more...]

Fixing Tendons Reported April 25, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Whether they do it smashing their hand in a door or just cutting a sandwich, this year, 16 million Americans will suffer a hand injury serious enough to send them to the ER. For injuries that involve a severed tendon in one of your fingers, the function of the whole hand … [Read more...]

Green Tea + Tai Chi = Healthy Bones Reported April 11, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Green tea combined with a fitness activity known as tai chi may improve bone health and reduce inflammation in postmenopausal women, according to a new study. Dr. Chwan-Li Shen, an associate professor and a researcher at the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health at Texas Tech … [Read more...]

Walking Again After Spinal Injury Reported March 8, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The combination of a person's age and the results of four neurological tests accurately predicts the chances of that person walking again after a serious spinal cord injury, according to this study. This pan-European study looked at 1442 patients with spinal cord injuries. A … [Read more...]

The Search for Rotator Cuff Tear Treatment Reported February 22, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The shoulder is a complex mechanism of intertwining bones, ligaments, joints, muscles, and tendons. Rotator cuff tears in one or more of those tendons are among the most common conditions affecting the shoulder, and improving the healing process subsequent to a rotator cuff … [Read more...]

Give gizmos the boot - heal your sprained ankle in a castReported February 27, 2009 Doctors may be treating severe ankle sprains the wrong way, according to the results of a surprising British study. Normally, physicians recommend the use of ice and elevation to ease pain and reduce swelling, and wrap the ankle in a compression bandage. The main piece of advice is to keep … [Read more...]

New Method to Repair Injured Bones Reported March 11, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A husband and wife research team has found a way to use the periosteum, the sleeve-like cover on bone, to heal serious bone injuries. Moreover, they have developed an artificial sleeve that spurs fast healing when a car wreck, bomb blast or disease destroys the bone covering. Melissa Knothe … [Read more...]

High-protein diet lowers bone density Reported November 12, 2010 A high protein diet for obese menopausal women may help in weight loss, but it could also lower bone density, says a new research. Wayne W. Campbell and doctoral student Minghua Tang found in their study that all of the women who ate the energy-reduced diets successfully lost weight, but the groups that … [Read more...]

Osteoporosis drug may pose dental hazard Reported May 26, 2010 CHICAGO, May 26 (UPI) -- People taking bisphosphonates need to know the drug may affect oral health, U.S. dental researchers warn. Those taking bisphosphonates to treat osteoporosis should tell their dentists because there is a 3 percent to 12 percent chance those who receive bisphosphonate therapy may … [Read more...]

Bone Drugs Not Linked to Rare Fractures Reported May 12, 2010 WEDNESDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds no association between the use of a popular class of osteoporosis medications known as bisphosphonates and an unusual type of thigh bone fracture. Bisphosphonates include blockbuster drugs such as alendronate (Fosamax), risedronate (Actonel) and … [Read more...]

Pulsing Away Pain Reported May 25, 2010 BOCA RATON, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Last summer, an FDA panel voted to advise a ban on percocet and vicodin, two of the most commonly-used prescription pain pills in the world. The drugs, they say, are too toxic to the liver. That bold step left many patients -- and their doctors -- wondering how best to treat chronic … [Read more...]

Bone Health and Exercise Tightly Linked   Reported May 04, 2010 Many people around the world suffer from a fairly common condition called osteoporosis. This translates in English into brittle bone disease, and the name of the condition implies that patients have very weak bones that are easily broken from efforts … [Read more...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you suffer chronic back pain, you're not alone. Thirty-one million Americans complain of the problem. It's a leading contributor to missed work, the second most common reason people go to the doctor and costs $50 billion a year. Surgeons turned to an unlikely place for inspiration and developed a technique to get patients back on … [Read more...]

Too Much Vitamin D: More Falls and Fractures Reported May 14, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women age 70 years or older who received a single annual high dose of vitamin D had a higher rate of falls and fractures than did women who received placebo. Kerrie M. Sanders, Ph.D., of the University of Melbourne, Geelong, Australia and colleagues conducted a study to examine … [Read more...]

Hormone Linked to Bone Loss in Menopausal Women Reported April 28, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Diminished bone density, caused by low levels of estrogen common among menopausal women, raises the risk of osteoporosis, bone fractures and subsequent complications. Traditional therapies have sought to maintain the level of estrogen in the body. New research suggests, … [Read more...]

Researchers: Better Bone Health May Begin At Infancy Reported April 27, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – If your school-age kids are just now learning to build healthy bones by drinking milk, they may be finding out too late. Nutrition researchers now say pushing kids to build healthy bones should begin at infancy.   During today’s Experimental Biology 2010 meeting, … [Read more...]

Botox For Tennis Elbow? Reported April 30, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An injection of botulinum toxin can provide relief for "tennis elbow," but it needs to be injected properly to avoid potential paralysis.   The study was performed at Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Researchers sought to introduce an easy, … [Read more...]

Vitamin D = Better Quality of Life? Reported April 27, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – As we live longer than ever, concern has shifted from the mere quantity of years to the importance of the quality of those years. Osteoporosis, arthritis, and other serious and often painful bone and joint diseases emerge as we get older. Seniors struggle with what was once the simple … [Read more...]

Preventing Pitching Injuries Reported April 06, 2010 CHICAGO, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's springtime, and for many kids, that means one thing: time to hit the baseball diamond. Baseball and softball aren't traditionally considered dangerous sports, but many orthopedic surgeons disagree. Injuries are going up, and the age of the athletes needing surgery is … [Read more...]

Osteoporosis Risks Under Recognized Reported April 09, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers call it a “global health concern” that thousands of post-menopausal women simply don’t know about -- fracture risk caused by brittle bones. Columbia University medical teams studied more 60,000 women across the United States and found many women at elevated level of risk … [Read more...]

Wheelchair Workouts Reported April 08, 2010 LAWNDALE, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every year, 11,000 people hear “you may never walk again,” and the majority of them are in the prime of their lives. One young paraplegic who's defying the odds is helping others do the same, not through a new drug or a new surgery, but through exercise. Last year, Frank Alioto got … [Read more...]

Zapping Away Foot Infections Reported March 22, 2010 HOUSTON (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You can get it from the floor, the carpet, your house, your sneakers … even a bad pedicure. About 10 percent of American adults -- or 23 million people -- battle toenail fungus. Right now people spend more than $1.2 billion a year on pills and creams, but doctors say they're … [Read more...]

Effective, Non-Invasive Pain Relief for Osteoporosis Reported March 19, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Vertebroplasty, a minimally invasive treatment, offers new hope for those suffering the ravages of osteoporosis, the most common type of bone disease.   Osteoporosis affects 10 million Americans and is responsible for 700,000 vertebral fractures each year. Multiple … [Read more...]

Study: Total Knee Replacement Improves Balance, Relieves Pain Reported March 15, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Total knee replacement (TKR) successfully relieves pain and improves function in patients with advanced knee arthritis, according to a new study. Researchers found the surgery also improves balance among elderly patients. “Balance is critical to the … [Read more...]