Healthy Bones, Joints & Muscles

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• QHow can I keep my muscles healthy?

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  ADiana Meeks answered

  <p>General exercise and strength training can help you keep your muscles healthy. Add weightlifting or resistance exercises into your workout at least twice a week to build stronger muscles. Do not try to do too much too...Full Answer
• QHow do I manage my muscle health on a daily basis?

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  ADr. Jeanne Morrison, PhD answered

  <p>To manage your muscle health on a daily basis, you should create a fitness routine that includes:</p><ul><li>stretching;</li><li>aerobic exercise;</li><li>strength training;</li><li>balancing;</li><li>core exercise.</...Full Answer
• QWhat happens if I do not keep my muscles healthy?

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  ADiana Meeks answered

  <p>Keeping your muscles healthy is important to your overall fitness. Strong, healthy muscles help you burn calories, lose fat, and increase lean tissue. Without strength and weight training, you can lose bone density an...Full Answer
• QWhy is it important to keep my muscles healthy?

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  ADr. Jeanne Morrison, PhD answered

  <p>Keeping your muscles healthy can help prevent injury, pain, weakness, or cramping. Muscle strength helps support the body, preventing falls and other accidents, while relieving some symptoms of chronic conditions like...Full Answer
• QWhat causes hypotonia?

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  ADiana Meeks answered

  <p>Because hypotonia is not a single condition but rather a symptom, it can be caused by a variety of things. Anything that affects the brain, nerves, muscles, and spinal cord may cause hypotonia. This may include geneti...Full Answer
• QHow can I make my bones stronger?

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  ADiana Meeks answered

  <p>You can take action to strengthen your bones and improve your bone health at any age. The two best things you can do are to eat foods rich in calcium and vitamin D, and to exercise. Eat low or nonfat milk or yogurt, g...Full Answer

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• QWhat causes bones to weaken?

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  ADr. Mehmet Oz, MD answered

  <p>If you&#39;re over 35, bones can become progressively weaker and more fragile. When bones are weak, they can break easily. Find out what causes skeletons to weaken as Dr. Oz discusses bones with Dr. Vonda Wright in th...Full Answer
• QWhat is joint misalignment?

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  ADr. Mehmet Oz, MD answered

  <p>One of the largest and most preventable causes of joint destruction and ligament tears is misalignment (it happens more in women, who generally have wider hips). If your bones and joints are slightly misaligned, which...Full Answer
• QHow do I keep my child’s bones healthy?

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  ARealAge answered

  Think of bone as a savings account; your kids are making deposits and withdrawals of bone tissue. During childhood and adolescence, more bone is deposited than withdrawn as the skeleton grows in both size and density. A ...Full Answer
• QWhat is a full-length shoe wedge compared to a heel wedge?

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  ADonna Hill Howes, RN answered

  A full-length in-shoe wedge is an orthotic that spans the entire length of the foot. If sized correctly, full-length wedges are helpful because they are less likely to shift inside the shoe, compared to a heel or m...Full Answer