Bone and Spine Articles

• Vitamin D
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Vitamin
  Osteoporosis
   
  

  Rickets

  Osteomalacia, also known as rickets, is among the most frequent childhood diseases in developing countries. The predominant cause is a vitamin D deficiency, but lack of adequate calcium in the diet ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Bone and Spine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Arthritis
  Dogs
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Hip dysplasia

  Hip dysplasia is a hereditary disease that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the joints. It is caused by a combination of genetic and ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Fibromyalgia
  Pain Control
  Bone and Spine
  Osteoporosis
  Leukemia
   
  

  Bruise

  A bruise or contusion or ecchymosis is a kind of injury, usually caused by blunt impact, in which the capillaries are damaged, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding ... > more
• Veterinary Medicine
  Obesity
  Developmental Biology
  Microbiology
  Stem Cells
  Biology
   

  Biological tissue

  Biological tissue is a collection of interconnected cells that perform a similar function within an organism. The study of tissue is known as histology, or, in connection with disease, ... > more
• Stem Cells
  Prostate Cancer
  Skin Cancer
  Lymphoma
  Brain Tumor
  Leukemia
   

  Stem cell treatments

  Medical researchers believe that stem cell treatments have the potential to change the face of human disease and alleviate suffering. A number of current stem cell treatments already exists, although ... > more
• Pain Control
  Fibromyalgia
  Neuropathy
  Joint Pain
  Back and Neck Pain
  Arthritis
   

  Pain

  Pain's an unpleasant sensation which may be associated with actual or potential tissue damage and which may have physical and emotional components. According to the International Association for the ... > more
• Hypertension
  Healthy Aging
  Heart Disease
  Sports Medicine
  Ulcers
  Wounds and Healing
   

  Bedsore

  Bedsores, also called pressure sores or pressure ulcers, are ulcers (sores) caused by prolonged pressure or rubbing on vulnerable areas of the body, such as bony or cartilaginous areas that are prone ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Fibromyalgia
  Biology
  Bone and Spine
   

  Tendon

  A tendon (or sinew) is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone, or muscle to muscle and is designed to withstand tension. Tendons are similar to ligaments except that ... > more
• Nervous System
  Fibromyalgia
  Life Sciences
  Neuropathy
  Molecular Biology
  Biology
   

  Motor neuron

  In vertebrates, motor neurons (also called motoneurons) are efferent neurons that originate in the spinal cord and synapse with muscle fibers to facilitate muscle contraction and with muscle spindles ... > more
• Wounds and Healing
  Skin Care
  Bone and Spine
  Stem Cells
  Heart Disease
  Nervous System
   

  Healing

  Healing is the process whereby the cells in the body regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a damaged or necrotic area. Healing incorporates both the removal of necrotic tissue (demolition), and ... > more

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