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Medication Options for Osteoporosis

Medication Options for Osteoporosis

In this article, Naomi Albertson, M.D., reviews some of the commonly used, FDA approved medications for the treatment of osteoporosis and their major risks and benefits. If I need medications for osteoporosis, what are my choices? First, the reason to use medications...

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How Can I Prevent Osteoporosis?

How Can I Prevent Osteoporosis?

In this article, Naomi Albertson, M.D., explains how to prevent osteoporosis through a healthy diet and specific weight bearing exercises. How can I prevent osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a serious disease caused by losing too much bone, making too little bone, or...

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What is Osteoporosis?

What is Osteoporosis?

In this article, Naomi Albertson, M.D., explains what osteoporosis is, reviews some facts about osteoporosis, and discusses a few risk factors. What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease that affects men and women. It is due to losing too much bone, making too...

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Get Your Life Back! Managing Your Chronic Pain

Get Your Life Back! Managing Your Chronic Pain

Did you know that more than 100 million people in America suffer from chronic back pain? For some, pain tends to persist and becomes a lifelong issue. Symptoms such as shooting pain can prevent you from sleeping at night and can affect mobility, keeping you from doing...

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Common Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Common Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

From twisting to gripping, typing, and lifting, your wrist plays a crucial role in your daily activities. Our wrists are required to perform high-level work and we often take our wrists for granted. Over time, with intense activities, they can become susceptible to...

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10 evidence-based strategies for pain relief

10 evidence-based strategies for pain relief

Rachel Zoffness, Ph.D., assistant clinical professor at the UCSF School of Medicine, where she teaches pain neuroscience and author of The Chronic Pain and Illness Workbook for Teens, recently published an interesting article on PsychologyToday.com, in which she...

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