In our previous post we learned about the risk factors that we can change to improve our chances of stronger bones. But maybe you are a person who already enjoys a calcium-rich diet, who gets plenty of exercise, and doesn’t heavily consume alcohol, yet you are still diagnosed with osteoporosis. Is it true that there [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Learning About Osteoporosis Risk Factors We Can Control
October 21, 2010
Do We Really Understand the Risk Factors? We’ve all heard about osteoporosis. Many of us relate it to a disease that plagues older women – perhaps our mothers or grandmothers. Those of us who are younger may consider it an “older person’s disease,” and though it strikes as we grow older there are many things [...]
Building the Bridge Between Haiti and Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan
October 8, 2010
Over the past few months our physicians and staff have experienced something that many of us will never see with our eyes. They rolled up their sleeves and traveled to Haiti to help rebuild the bones, the lives, and the spirits of those who survived the earthquake in January of 2010. The original purpose of [...]
