Bone, Joint and Muscle News
- Paper highlights risk for triceps tendon ruptures in athletesJul 11, 2017
- Sports medicine expert Dr. Theodore Shybut highlights the need to be aware of the potential risk of tendon ruptures after the use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics.
- Research shows bone-building protein can be used in therapyJun 19, 2017
- The WNT1 ligand has previously been identified in bone disease, but its role in bone homeostasis, its cellular source and targets in bone have only just recently been identified.
- Weight loss, exercise can reduce frailty in obese older adultsMay 17, 2017
- Researchers find that weight loss plus combined aerobic and resistance training provided greater improvement in physical function and reduction of frailty in older obese adults.
- Knee cracking, popping could be early sign of osteoarthritis May 4, 2017
- A new study says cracking and popping sounds in the knee might be early predictors of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.
- New technique tests therapies for breast cancer metastasis Apr 21, 2017
- A new laboratory technique can rapidly test the effectiveness of treatments for life-threatening breast cancer metastases in bone.
- Get your wrist in gear to avoid golf injuriesApr 6, 2017
- Hand and wrist expert Dr. Thomas Hunt says wrist injuries are one of the most common types of golf injuries.
- Genetic driver behind rare skeletal dysplasia condition foundMar 6, 2017
- Researchers have identified a previously unimplicated gene behind a particular form of chondrodysplasia, a skeletal dysplasia that affects cartilage formation and causes disproportionate short stature and premature osteoarthritis.
- Pitch count matters: know your limitsFeb 22, 2017
- Throwing pitches year-round at an early age could cause pitchers to be the ones striking out in the long run.
- Shoulder dislocation doesn’t have to be a lifelong problemNov 30, 2016
- The end of the football season is the best time to treat chronic shoulder dislocation for high school football players.
- Study uncovers roles of proteins essential for mouse muscle function; potential link to myotonic dystrophyNov 15, 2016
- New study opens the door to explore the involvement of proteins in muscle disorders and to design potential treatments.