Feb 2021 December 31, 2020 Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain? Feb 2021 Orthopedics December 31, 2020 Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain? Chronic lower back pain can make the most routine tasks difficult. But a new study suggests patients can learn new, practical and less painful ways to move through individualized "motor skills training," or MST. Read more
Feb 2021 December 29, 2020 Dislocation Risk After Hip Replacement Higher Than Thought: Study Feb 2021 Orthopedics December 29, 2020 Dislocation Risk After Hip Replacement Higher Than Thought: Study Hip dislocations are much more common in people who've had total hip replacements than previously reported, Danish researchers say. Read more
Jan 2021 December 21, 2020 Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk Jan 2021 Orthopedics December 21, 2020 Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk Chew on this: Vegans face a 43% higher risk for bone fractures than meat eaters, a large British study warns. Read more
Jan 2021 December 8, 2020 Your Microbiome & Vitamin D Levels May Be Linked: Study Jan 2021 Orthopedics December 8, 2020 Your Microbiome & Vitamin D Levels May Be Linked: Study The diversity, and therefore the health, of the microbes in your gut is linked to your levels of vitamin D, a new study suggests. Read more
Jan 2021 December 8, 2020 Obesity Ups Women's Odds for Early Hip Fracture Jan 2021 Orthopedics December 8, 2020 Obesity Ups Women's Odds for Early Hip Fracture Obese women are more likely to suffer a hip fracture before age 70 than those who aren't obese, a new study finds. Read more