Hold On: New Thinking On Fall Prevention Strategies
October 16, 2019
Anyone who’s ever taken a tumble knows the feeling: losing your balance or missing a step and in the blink of an eye, you’re down on the ground, with potentially devastating results. Each year, three million emergency room visits are attributable to falls, with over 800,000 hospitalizations and 28,000 deaths…
The Hips Don’t Lie: Good News About Hip Replacement Surgery And Recovery
October 9, 2019
If you think you’re in the market for a hip replacement, don’t worry, you’re not alone. It’s estimated that approximately 500,000 hip replacement surgeries are performed each year. That’s a lot of surgery and it represents a lot of expense, especially for the Medicare-insured population. There have been recent…
Watch Out: Osteoporosis Awareness For Young And Old Alike
June 26, 2019
The statistics are daunting. Over 10 million Americans have been diagnosed with osteoporosis and another 49 million have low bone density (osteopenia) that puts them at risk for osteoporosis. Furthermore, over the course of a lifetime, one out of two women will break a bone due to osteoporosis and one…
Break Your Fall: The Value Of Exercise To Prevent Falls
March 6, 2019
You’re lucky if you don’t know this feeling: upright one minute and the next, down on the ground. For anyone who’s taken a fall, you know you’re fortunate to get away with just a few bruises or scrapes. But for many, a fall becomes a critical and even life-defining event:…
No Bones About It: New Study Supports Earlier Treatment For Fracture Prevention
October 3, 2018
In a just-released study in the New England Journal of Medicine, New Zealand researchers published a provocative conclusion: For older women who have moderate bone loss (known as osteopenia), as opposed to full-blown osteoporosis, treatment with an osteoporosis drug (zoledronate) can sharply reduce the risk of bone fractures. Previously, there…
Breach of Faith: No Guarantees With Hip Fracture Surgery
November 3, 2016
In a new study just published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers have determined that 1/2 of older people who undergo hip fracture surgery never fully recover nor return to their previous levels of independence. Most hip fractures result from falls. This study, however, underscores that once you…