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Physical therapy may be an effective way to address postural weakness that may result from vertebral fractures, which are common in people with osteoporosis. Physical therapy treatment plans for people with vertebral fractures include balance training, postural correction, trunk and lower extremity muscle strengthening exercises, and moderate ...
Osteoporosis impacts almost 20% of women and 5% of men ages 50 and up, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making it a concern for many. Now, a study suggests that working ...
A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.
The bone disease osteoporosis, which significantly increases the risk of fracture, is a serious health concern. As we age, the prevalence of osteoporosis increases—especially for women.
Membership reached 13,500 in 1991 as increasing numbers of people affected by osteoporosis joined the charity for help and support. In 1992, the charity launched its telephone helpline with two specialist osteoporosis nurses. 1993 saw the charity develop its first education pack for schools, with the focus on helping people to build stronger bones.
If the prefix or suffix is negative, such as 'dis-' or -'less', the word can be called an orphaned negative. [ 2 ] Unpaired words can be the result of one of the words falling out of popular usage, or can be created when only one word of a pair is borrowed from another language, in either case yielding an accidental gap , specifically a ...
It is clinically characterized by severe osteoporosis which is usually recognized and posteriorly diagnosed in early childhood. This usually leads to various complications, the primary one being recurrent bone fractures. [1] [2] Another very common symptom is total blindness, which usually manifests in two ways:
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