Archive for September, 2009

Useful Information About Glucosamine

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Thomas_Morva]Thomas Morva
Do you suffer from osteoarthritis? If you do, you may have taken glucosamine for pain relief.
Glucosamine has been proven to relieve pain in both humans and pets. Everyone produces a certain amount of glucosamine within their bodies. The level of glucosamine your body produces dramatically decreases when you get older [...]

Common Shoulder Problems

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Vic_Goradia]Vic Goradia
Basic Anatomy of Shoulder
The shoulder is a ball and socket joint. It is made up of three
bones: the upper arm bone (humerus), wing bone (scapula)
and collarbone (clavicle).
The shoulder ball fits into the small socket (glenoid) The
glenoid is surrounded by a soft cartilage lip (labrum), which
deepens the socket.
The upper part of the wing bone [...]

What Causes Joint Pain?

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Paula_Sanders]Paula Sanders
The discomfort that comes when tired knees are bent or the nagging ache felt when extending the elbow are all signs of joint pain, which has the potential to affect one or more joints at a time. While the inflammation of the joints (primarily caused by arthritis) is usually the culprit behind painful [...]

Foot Pain Explained

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Dave_Wilson]Dave Wilson
The human foot is made up of 26 different bones (25% of all the bones in the body), 22 distinct joints and more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. The foot can be broken down into six separate sections: the heel, the instep, the sole, the ball of the foot, the toes and [...]

What Causes Sciatica?

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=George_Best]George Best
Sciatica (often misspelled as “syatica” or “psyatica”) is pain that results from irritation of one of the sciatic nerves (one on the right and one on the left), and includes pain in the hip and buttock area that may extend partially or all the way down the back of the leg to the [...]

Be Wary of Treating Bone Spurs with Coral Calcium

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Mel_Stevens]Mel Stevens
Be Wary of Treating Bone Spurs with Coral Calcium
There are many websites that claim coral calcium can be used to successfully treat bone spurs, but unfortunately there are no medical studies that support this bold statement. Each of these websites has testimonials from customers claiming they have cured there bone spurs in only [...]

Bone Calcium Deposits – What are Bone Calcium Deposits?

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=John_Gibb]John Gibb
About 98% of calcium in our body is found in the bones. The remaining is absorbed by the blood to perform various functions of the body including digestion, proper pumping of blood and cell division. When calcium is not properly absorbed by the blood it gets deposited in tissues and other organs where [...]

Glucosamine For Healthy Bones

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Steven_Godlewski]Steven Godlewski
Man cannot live on bread alone, and bones can’t be healthy with calcium alone. They also need Glucosamine. The human body naturally produces Glucosamine, but as we grow older, our bodies stop producing enough Glucosamine, causing our bones and joints to wear out at a much faster rate. This affects your hips, knees, [...]