New research presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) reveals that high-energy lower-extremity trauma (HELET) is common in modern warfare. It often results in severe tissue damage, chronic pain, neurovascular injury and significant muscle loss. The Return to Run (RTR) program is an integrated orthotic and rehabilitation initiative designed to return high-level function to wounded warriors. It includes use of the ...
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According to a study, low and moderate drinkers of alcohol reported lower severity of symptoms of fibromyalgia than teetotallers. The study can be found in BioMed Central's open access journal iArthritis Research (and) Therapy/i. Too much alcohol reversed this effect. The chronic pain of fibromyalgia is thought to affect one in 20 people worldwide but there is no known cause or cure. It often goes hand in hand with fatigue and sleep problems, headaches, depression ...
In African-Americans, intake of vitamin D supplements was found to reduce blood pressure, report researchers. In the prospective trial, a three-month regimen of daily vitamin D increased circulating blood levels of vitamin D and resulted in a decrease in systolic blood pressure ranging from .7 to four mmHg (depending upon the dose given), compared with no change in participants who received a placebo. Systolic blood pressure, the top and highest number in ...
