Bones & Joints Archives

Should YOU Worry About Osteoporosis?

Oct 29, 2021 · UHN Staff · Bones & Joints

An estimated 10 million Americans have osteoporosis, a bone disease that occurs when the body loses calcium from bone faster than it builds new bone, leading to low bone density. This condition increases the risk of a broken bone. Such fractures happen in about half of women and up to … Read More

Optimize Your Calcium Absorption for Stronger Bones

Oct 29, 2021 · Dawn Bialy · Bones & Joints

To keep your bones strong and reduce your risk of osteoporosis and fractures, it’s essential to consume an adequate amount of calcium. However, it’s also important to consider factors that can inhibit calcium absorption or increase calcium excretion to make sure the calcium you need is actually getting to your … Read More

News Briefs: November 2021

Oct 19, 2021 · UHN Staff · Bones & Joints

A Slimmer Waist and Lower Blood Pressure with Whole Grains Middle- to older-aged adults who ate at least three servings of whole grains daily had smaller increases in waist size, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels over time compared to those who ate less than one-half serving per day, according … Read More

Inflammaging: Connecting Aging and Chronic Diseases

Oct 4, 2021 · UHN Staff · Bones & Joints

Geroscience is a growing discipline that seeks to understand the relationship between aging and age-related diseases. Rather than just studying specific diseases in a silo, the guiding principle is to examine the underlying physiology of aging, how it makes older people more vulnerable to diseases, and what can be done … Read More

For Knee Osteoarthritis, Exercise Can Reduce Pain and Improve Function

Sep 21, 2021 · Dawn Bialy · Bones & Joints

An estimated 14 million people in the U.S. have knee osteoarthritis, and, among adults age 45 and older, a higher percentage of women than men are diagnosed with the condition, according to the Arthritis Foundation. Knee osteoarthritis occurs when the cartilage has worn away on the ends of the two … Read More

Newsbriefs: Poor hearing; Managing incontinence; Knee arthritis; Aerobic Exercise Benefits

Sep 21, 2021 · Kate Brophy · Bones & Joints

Poor Hearing Linked to Worse Physical Function A study published in JAMA Network Open, June 25, suggests that older adults with hearing impairment may have worse physical function and decline faster over time compared to those with normal hearing. For the study, researchers analyzed data from 2,956 older adults, mean … Read More

Frontline: Digital diabetes program; Broken bones; New migraine medication

Jul 26, 2021 · Dawn Bialy · Bones & Joints

Better Blood Glucose Control with Digital Diabetes Program People with type 2 diabetes who got digital coaching had significant success managing their blood glucose levels, say researchers who published their findings in the April-June 2021 issue of JMIR Diabetes. Study participants were people with type 2 diabetes and an A1C … Read More

Understanding and Treating Osteoarthritis

Jul 22, 2021 · UHN Staff · Bones & Joints

Osteoarthritis (OA), the disease responsible for the majority of later-in-life knee pain, tends to begin around middle age and comes to make itself known more loudly by the time the sixth decade rolls around. OA has long been considered a “wear and tear” joint problem associated with aging. But it’s … Read More

Frontline: Risk of dementia; Risk of falls: Decrease gut inflammation

Jun 23, 2021 · Dawn Bialy · Bones & Joints

Getting Enough Sleep May Cut Your Risk of Dementia People in their 50s and 60s who reported getting six hours or less of sleep each night are at higher risk of developing dementia later in life, according to research published in Nature Communications, April 20, 2021. The researchers collected data … Read More

Anesthetic Options for Hip and Knee Replacements

May 21, 2021 · UHN Staff · Bones & Joints

You might think that a surgery as complicated as knee or hip replacement requires general anesthesia, which renders a person unconscious and necessitates a multi-day hospital stay. But it’s not necessarily so. A growing body of evidence shows that regional anesthesia may be the better choice for most people. A … Read More

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