By Sandra G. Boodman July 9, 2022 at 7:17 a.m. EDT For as far back as he can remember, Aaron Blocker’s bones had given him trouble. Born with severely bowed legs, Blocker as a baby wore metal leg braces while he slept, which enabled him to walk. Even so, he said, his legs “always hurt.”...
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Obesity linked to higher risk of broken bones in women
by European Association for the Study of Obesity Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4-7 May), has found that women with obesity and overweight, particularly women with high waist circumference, are more susceptible to fractures than those with normal weight. In men,...
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A promising new strategy to help broken bones heal faster
People with diabetes are at a higher risk of fracturing a bone than the general population. And if they do break one it also takes longer than normal to heal. In the issue of Biomaterials, Henry Daniell, Shuying (Sheri) Yang, and colleagues at Penn’s School of Dental Medicine share promising findings from an animal model...
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Broke your arm? Exercise the other one to strengthen it…
If you have ever broken an arm and had to wear a cast or splint for a few weeks, you will be familiar with the alarming loss of muscle and uneasy feeling of weakness experienced after removing your cast. Image: In a research study, students with an immobilized left arm who trained their opposite wrist...
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Broke your arm? Exercise the other one to strengthen it
If you have ever broken an arm and had to wear a cast or splint for a few weeks, you will be familiar with the alarming loss of muscle and uneasy feeling of weakness experienced after removing your cast. In a research study, students with an immobilized left arm who trained their opposite wrist completely preserved both the strength...
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The end of slings and crutches? ‘Extraordinary’ glue could soon fix broken bones in just 5 MINUTES
Swedish researchers claim it could help millions of patients with osteoporosis Experiments on rat bones showed the glue was successful at fixing fractures Further studies are needed to confirm it works in humans, the scientists said An ‘extraordinary’ glue that could fix broken bones in a matter of minutes has been developed by scientists. Swedish researchers claim it could...