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Bone disorders, osteoporosis, muscles, joint conditions, back, prevention and management...
The skeleton and skeletal muscles work together to allow movement...
A joint is the part of the body where two or more bones meet to allow movement...
Osteoporosis in children is rare and usually caused by an underlying medical condition...
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...
The adult skeleton is made up of 206 bones, which provide the structure for our bodies...
Exercise can prevent age-related changes to muscles, bones and joints and can reverse these changes too...
A rheumatologist is a medical professional who specialises in diagnosing, treating and managing diseases of the joints, muscles and bones...
There are about 600 muscles in the human body...
Up to 25 per cent of all fractures that occur in people with osteoporosis and osteopenia, occur in men...