A-Z of health information

Many people will experience symptoms of osteoarthritis as they age.

Osteomyelitis means an infection of bone which can either be recent or longstanding.

Osteopaths focus on how your skeleton, joints, muscles, nerves and circulation work together to maintain health and wellbeing.

Osteopathy recognises the importance of the musculoskeletal system to a person?s health and wellbeing.

A healthy, calcium-rich diet and regular physical activity throughout life can help prevent osteoporosis.

Exercise can reduce the risk of fractures resulting from osteoporosis by both slowing the rate of bone loss, and reducing the person?s risk of falling by building muscle strength and improving balance.

Osteoporosis in children is rare and usually caused by an underlying medical condition.

Up to 25 per cent of all fractures that occur in people with osteoporosis and osteopenia, occur in men.

OSFED stands for ‘other specified feeding or eating disorders’ and is one of the most common eating disorders in Australia.

Ear correction surgery, or otoplasty, is usually done to move prominent ears closer to the head or to reduce the size of large ears.