Bone Mineral Density

26 Sep
2012
Bone, Bone Mineral Density, Chronic Low Back Pain, Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal System
By André Broussard, D.C.

Chronic Low Back Pain Is Associated With Reduced Vertebral Bone Mineral Measures in Community-Dwelling Adults

Chronic Low Back Pain Is Associated With Reduced Vertebral Bone Mineral Measures in Community-Dwelling Adults Andrew M Briggs, Leon M Straker, Angus F Burnett, John D WarkDisclosures BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012;13(49) ABSTRACT AND INTRODUCTION Abstract Background Chronic low back pain (CLBP) experienced in middle-age may have important implications for vertebral bone health, although this issue […]

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09 Nov
2011
Bone, Bone Mineral Density, Nutrition, Red Wine
By André Broussard, D.C.

Diet and bone mineral density study in postmenopausal women from the TwinsUK registry shows a negative association with a traditional English dietary pattern and a positive association with wine.

Fairweather-Tait SJ, et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Nov;94(5):1371-5. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.019992. Epub 2011 Sep 21. Abstract BACKGROUND: The effect of diet on bone mineral density (BMD) remains controversial, mainly because of difficulties in isolating dietary factors from the confounding influences of age, lifestyle, and genetic factors. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to […]

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