In osteoporosis, bones lose minerals more than the body can replace them with new ones, leaving them thinner and more brittle. Various factors can increase your risk of developing osteoporosis, with ...

A 32-year-old Australian woman had severe seizures and memory loss along with other neurological symptoms when a splinter was lodged in her foot, which was misdiagnosed by the doctors. She later ...

An Illovo Beach teenager was walking home from a day at the beach when he was struck head-on by a speeding vehicle which swerved into him.

The foot is a complex structure made up of 28 bones, 33 joints, 19 muscles, over 100 tendons and ligaments ... and an imaging test such as an X-ray, CT scan, or MRI scan. The treatment for foot pain ...

The popular supplement may do more than boost athletic performance and muscle mass, scientists say. It is being studied—with good preliminary results—to improve bone health, cognition and ...

Traditional imaging methods, which often rely on histological analysis of thin tissue segments ... in controlling muscle morphology and its attachment to cartilaginous bone primordia.

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Most back of the knee pain, known as posterior knee pain, comes from an injury.

Experts have warned against the dangers of excessive smartphone usage after a gamer developed a horrific neck disfigurement – ...

A DEXA scan is painless. It involves lying still for up to 30 minutes while an X-ray is used to measure the amount of calcium and other minerals in your bones. Results from a bone mineral density ...

Plantar fasciitis is the inflammation of the band of connective tissue that forms the arch of the foot ... cord-like tendon that attaches the back of your heel bone to the calf muscle. It causes ...

Attrition may represent bone remodelling changes in response to mechanical stresses. In the subgroup with x ray OA, many structural abnormalities also linked to pain coexisted. In this subgroup, the ...