"No pill will cure you of osteoporosis. While medication can sometimes help, it won't fully address the underlying causes of your osteoporosis or osteopenia. To restore bone health, you'll need a targeted program combining the best bone-building strategies from traditional and holistic medicine. The Whole-Body Approach to Osteoporosis distills these complex strategies into a whole-body plan you can begin today to dramatically improve your bone strength...

"75% of pain is caused by trigger points (areas of contracted cells in muscle tissue), but they are drastically under-diagnosed as the source of pain. Trigger points may refer pain and other symptoms both in the local area and/or to other areas of the body, but since over 74% of trigger points are not located in the area where you feel pain, treating the local area does not resolve the problem most of the time. The most common "referral patterns"...

"Osteoporosis is often called the silent killer because you often do not experience any symptoms when you have the disease. The first time you know about it is when a bone snaps unexpectedly. Osteoporosis means "porous bones" and it is a condition where the skeleton becomes very fragile and the bones break easily."--

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disorder It causes severe bilateral pain and stiffness in the neck, shoulder. The cause of polymyalgia rheumatica is not known. But it is associated with immune system problems Symptoms often include fever, a general feeling of malaise There is weight loss and prolonged muscle and joint aches Pain in the shoulder and pelvic girdle develops suddenly or over weeks. The average mean onset especially in...

Leg Cramps are unpleasant often painful sensations Often caused by muscle over-shortening and contractions The causes may be muscle fatigue or low potassium Other causes are low sodium or low magnesium They usually occur in a calf muscle below and behind a knee. The muscle cramp pain typically lasts a few minutes Lactic acid builds up around the muscles to trigger the cramps Muscle soreness may remain even after the cramp itself ends These cramps...

"The Posture and Disease Diagnosis The backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bone discs called vertebrae. It consists of:1. 7 cervical or neck vertebrae2. 12 thoracic or chest vertebrae3. 5 lumbar or lower back vertebrae4. 1 sacrum (triangular-shaped bone at the bottom of the spine).5. 1 coccyx or tip of the spineThe first cervical vertebra allows rotation on the atlas in movement of the head.The rest of vertebra allows for flexion, dorsiflexion and...

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome What is the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome? Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a group of medical conditions which are caused by compression of nerves or blood vessels in the thoracic outlet, the area between the base of the neck and the armpit, including the front of the shoulders and chest. There are three types of TOS:1. Vascular A compression of the artery and vein may be the pressure at the TOS.2. Neurogenic The nerves at the...

"Muscle Dystrophy Disease What is Muscle Dystrophy Disease? Muscular dystrophy (MD) disease is a group of more than 30 inherited diseases that cause muscle weakness and muscle loss.Some Muscular dystrophy disease can occur in infancy or childhoodOther Muscular dystrophy diseases do not appear until 40 years of age or later.There is a difference in the various muscular dystrophies diseases in the people they affect and the symptoms of the disease.All...

"Heel pain is the pain which is felt in the heel either when standing too long or when walking. It occurs more in women than in men maybe because they tend to wear high heel shoes more than in men. What are the causes of Heel Pain?1. The most common cause is Plantar fascilitis which is an inflammation of the fascia stretching in the sole of the foot from the heel to the toes.2. A calcaneal spur is the protrusion of the calcaneun bone due to constant...

The Achilles Tendon is the body's largest tendon Achilles tendinitis occurs when the tendon is swollen and tender Inflammation occurs due to the calf muscles overstretching Passive stretching is due to frequent walking and jumping Young male adults are affected more than female Overexertion leads to many tendinitis in males There may severe pain and difficulty in running If untreated the stretched tendon may result in tearing It is important the tendon...