Back pain is one of the most common reasons for patients to seek medical attention in the world. It has been estimated that over their lifetime, almost 40% of patients will develop one or more severe episodes of back pain for which they will seek medical treatment (1). Only a small percentage of these patients […]
Osteoporosis is a condition that occurs when our bones lose their density and become more porous and brittle. “Osteoporosis” literally means “porous bones.” If you were to look at bones in the body from the inside out, you wouldn’t see 100% dense bone. Like pictured, our bones have regions of higher density as well as […]