Musculoskeletal Issues Articles

All too often the first symptom of osteoporosis is a painful, debilitating, preventable fracture. Don't treat osteoporosis. Prevent it! Here are 10 early warning signs of brittle bones.

Melatonin has exciting applications in osteoporosis because of the surprising relationships between bone health and sleep.

Osteoporosis is a predictable complication of dozens of commonly prescribed medications. Here are 10 classes of medications that sometimes devastate bone density. If you have to take these drugs, then you have to take steps to prevent osteoporosis.

Cervical spondylosis is a common type of arthritis that affects more than 90% of people that are 60 years of age or older. This article outlines causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for cervical spondylosis.

Black cohosh, the herb most people know by the trade name Remifemin, is the leading herbal remedy for complaints of menopause. Here’s good evidence that it is effective in preventing osteoporosis.

Did you know that 20 percent of men eventually develop osteoporosis? Or that a man is 50 percent more likely than a woman to die of complications of osteoporosis that result in a broken hip? Here are 10 important facts about men and osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is a metabolic imbalance that makes bones brittle and prone to fractures. There usually aren’t any symptoms so you may not know you have the disease until you break a bone. Here are 11 things to keep in mind to prevent brittle bones.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a common subtype of arthritis, which a disease characterized by inflammation of the joints. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at a higher risk for developing 15 other diseases, which are outlined in this article.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, a type of autoimmune arthritis, have a higher prevalence of certain cancers and a lower prevalence of others. This article outlines the causes and types of cancer that are associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a common subtype of arthritis. There are two different types of rheumatoid arthritis: seropositive and seronegative. This article outlines the differences between the two rheumatoid arthritis subtypes.