Bone and Joint Health

With some 50 million Americans afflicted by arthritis, chances are that even if you dont suffer from the disease, your spouse or someone else close to you does. But theres hope for this painful condition. Arthritis patients have a range of medications available, and today most know the benefits of exercise for improving their condition. While once arthritis sufferers were told rest is best, research at Tufts and elsewhere has shown that strength training in particular can help prevent and reduce arthritis symptoms.

Dont look to vitamin D pills to relieve your knee arthritis pain.

After years of touting calcium and vitamin D supplements for your bones, lately it seems the medical establishment has taken a U-turn-leaving many people who are concerned about osteoporosis confused.

A new meta-analysis by researchers at Tufts, the University of Zurich and other institutions may help explain seemingly contradictory recent recommendations by experts from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) about vitamin D for bone health.

Two new studies offer a glimmer of hope for sufferers of chronic low back pain, from an unexpected source-yoga

From your heart to your bones, picking foods rich in potassium is an easy way to eat for better health. So much nutrition news seems to focus on what not to eat-avoid this, consume less of that

Whole-body vibration (WBV) to combat osteoporosis has been popularized lately

Two new studies offer a glimmer of hope for sufferers of chronic low back pain, from an unexpected source-yoga

Women seeking an alternative to hormone-replacement therapy have hoped that soy foods, which contain a plant type of estrogen

Its important to get enough calcium for your bones, but a new Swedish study suggests more than that may not do much extra good