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How does sleep affect your bones?

Our bones are constantly being remodeled. At night, when we’re asleep, the fixer-upper cells in our bones go to work. Special bone cells called osteocytes regulate the body’s calcium levels, repair microscopic bone cracks, and heal fractures. These project-management cells direct the remodeling...

Common injuries with home-exercise programs

If 2020 taught us anything, it was how to exercise at home. But without access to weight machines and personal trainers, the risk of injuries from video-based work-out programs has increased. People injured during home-exercise routines seek treatment for: • Shoulder pain, strains, and tears in th...

Avoid these six common snow shoveling injuries

Shoveling snow isn’t particularly difficult, but it is fraught with injuries. In 2018, the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that medical professionals treated 137,000 people for snowblower or snow shoveling injuries. Some people will hurt their hands and wrists; others will injure...

Avoid winter sports injuries

With basketball, wrestling, and other indoor sports on hold, people will seek outdoor adventures this winter. And with more outside activities, there are bound to be more winter-sports related injuries. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you hit the slopes, glide across the ice, or swoosh thr...

Five things your sports medicine specialist wants you to know

Sports medicine specialists are experts in body mechanics. They know how each joint, ligament, and tendon work together, so you can bend, flex, and twist your body. These orthopedic specialists focus on the treatment and prevention of joint-and-muscular conditions and sports-related injuries. They...

Would an ergonomic assessment help you enjoy less stress while working from home?

Have you noticed a pain in your neck, back, shoulders, knees, or hands since the pandemic started? It may be your workspace: A low chair strains your knees. A poorly positioned monitor leads to neck pain. The wrong seat height or chair pitch can create painful back conditions. Incorrect keyboard p...

Walking may be the key to avoiding osteoarthritis in your knees

You’ve heard that walking 10,000 steps is the best thing you can do for your health. But when you have sore knees, walking five miles may seem impossible. The good news is that as few as 1,000 steps every day helps maintain mobility in your knees. According to a study of 1,788 people with an aver...

Is working at home becoming a pain. . .

In your Neck? Back? Or Shoulders? It could be, if you’re working at your kitchen table, on your couch, or while sitting in your favorite chair. With “Safer at Home” orders extended, and classes canceled, more people are working at home. Don’t create extra problems by sacrificing ergonomics....

Minimize holiday injuries

Almost any holiday-themed comedy you watch will likely contain scenes of decorating disasters: Christmas trees bursting into flames Fathers falling from rooftops while stringing lights Parents throwing out their backs while lifting over-sized turkeys from the oven As funny as these scenes seem on...

Bone & Joint Celebrates 50 Years of Orthopedic Excellence

Bone & Joint, S.C., a provider of specialized orthopedic, sports medicine, pain management, and physical and occupational therapy care, is celebrating 50 years of helping people move better and live active and fulfilling lives. Thomas O. Miller, MD, opened Bone & Joint's solo practic...