Nov 1, 2025 | Anatomy Lessons
You already know that calcium is important for your bones, but do you know there are four tiny glands in your neck that function as the master regulators of your body’s calcium? For people with osteoporosis, understanding the critical role these glands, called...
Oct 1, 2025 | Anatomy Lessons
Gum disease and osteoporosis are two common conditions that affect a large portion of the adult population, and a growing body of research points to a significant connection between them. Osteoporosis can affect all bones in the body, and that includes the jawbone. ...
Oct 1, 2024 | Anatomy Lessons
The pelvic floor defined: Everyone has a pelvic floor. The term refers to all the soft tissues (muscles, ligaments, fascia, nerves) that lie across the bottom of the pelvis between the coccyx (tailbone) and the pubic bone in both women and men. The picture above...
Jan 1, 2024 | Anatomy Lessons
Joints form when two bones meet to allow movement. The ends of these bones are covered with a smooth, slippery tissue called hyaline cartilage.* This specialized cartilage along with a lubricant called synovial fluid, allows our joints to move smoothly, like a...
Dec 11, 2023 | Anatomy Lessons
Once you’ve “been around the block” a few times, it’s likely that at some point you’ve been diagnosed with tendonitis, bursitis, or osteoarthritis somewhere. This could happen at or near any joint, but the areas that are most commonly affected are the shoulder,...
Jul 30, 2023 | Anatomy Lessons
If you’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis or low bone mass, you’ve probably heard that you should avoid bending (or rounding) your spine forward. But do you know why? Let’s do a deeper dive into why posture, particularly as related to your bone health, is so...
