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Red Hot Mamas Presents Osteoporosis and Menopause Program

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comNovember 11, 2009 0 Comments

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Orthopedic Surgeon Michelle Henderson, MD of Health First Physicians will present “Standing Tall: Osteoporosis and Menopause” as part of the Red Hot Mamas® monthly lecture series offered by Cape Canaveral Hospital.

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Osteoporosis Contributes to 1.5 million Fractures Yearly

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comJune 1, 2009 0 Comments
THE KEY to the treatment of osteoporosis is prevention, and should be started at a young age. As the Baby Boomer generation ages, healthcare strategies to prevent and treat osteoporosis, and prevent falls, will become increasingly more important.

OSTEOPOROSIS IS A disease of progressive bone loss which is associated with an increase risk of fractures (broken bones). One in two women and one in five men who are older than 65 will sustain a fracture that can be attributed to osteoporosis.

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Vertebroplasy Manages Fractures

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comMay 30, 2009 0 Comments
JERALD STABLER, at right, with Dr. Golovac. At 59 years old, Stabler was suffering from two very painful vertebral compression fractures related to Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam. After undergoing vertebroplasty he is able to stand, bend, twist, flex and even dance.

Nonsurgical Treatment Stabilizes Collapsed Vertebra: You don’t have to live with back pain from a compression fracture of the spine any more.

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