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4 tests for every woman experiencing back and body pain

‘Patients come after expensive full-body check-ups’: AIIMS orthopaedic surgeon lists 4 tests every female should do for long-standing body pain

September 24, 2025 6:30 pm

Why are women particularly prone to deficiencies, and what role do lifestyle or hormonal changes play?

Former US President Joe Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer that has spread to the bones; experts explain what that means

May 19, 2025 12:29 pm

Prostate cancer starts in the prostate gland, which is part of the male reproductive system

If you find it impossible to touch your palms to the shoulders, read up

January 09, 2025 5:59 pm

Dr Jagadish Hiremath, a public health intellectual, says, “This seemingly innocuous movement reveals much about the complexity of the human body’s anatomy, flexibility, and musculoskeletal health.”

The last of Lucknow’s bone carvers: Family strives to save a 400-year-old art

December 31, 2024 5:21 pm

Jalaluddeen and his family use discarded buffalo bones to create intricate decor and jewellery.

Know Your Body: Can labour pain be as excruciating as broken bones?

June 12, 2023 5:58 pm

“Some aspects of labour pain are temporary while others continue for a period of time after giving birth," says Dr Radhika Raturi, consultant, obstetrics and gynaecology, G R Hospital, Dehradun.

Slowly some of the bones in the baby fuse to each other (separating the gap which previously contained cartilage) and are replaced by bone.

Babies are born with 305 bones that fuse to become 206 by the end of these many years

May 30, 2023 4:24 pm

In babies, the bones are very soft, flexible, and partly made of cartilage so that they can curl up and fit inside the mother's womb.

The purpose of remodelling includes replacement of old and damaged bone with a new bone and for maintaining calcium homeostasis. By remodelling, old and damaged bone is targeted and plays a key role in maintaining mechanical strength of bone.

Know Your Body: Turns out, the human skeleton is replaced about every 10 years!

May 24, 2023 6:20 pm

One can keep their bones strong by exercising regularly and avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol consumption

This 'reasonably common' exercise-related problem is more likely to affect runners, dancers, children with vitamin D deficiency

March 28, 2023 5:34 pm

Dr Ankit Batra, orthopaedic surgeon, Sharda Hospital said, "Rest is the most important. As it is an overuse injury, the activity that caused it must be stopped till recovery."

Breaking bones in childhood more than doubles the odds of it happening again as an adult, study finds

December 19, 2022 9:14 am

Children who fracture repeatedly may also have especially fragile skeletons, they may be “accident-prone”, or their bone fractures may occur during sport or physical activity

These 5 asanas can reverse osteoporosis, strengthen bones and prevent falls

December 10, 2022 8:55 pm

Many scientific studies and experiments recorded an increase in bone mineral density among people who had a history of osteoporosis and practised a set of 12 asanas, says yoga guru Kamini Bobde

BONES VIDEOS

JNU becomes hub of druggists after 8 pm: BJP MLA

February 23, 2016 8:01 am

Ramgarh, Feb 23 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Ramgarh Gyandev Ahuja in a bizarre comment over the Jawaharlal Nehru row said that JNU becomes a hub of druggists after 8pm. He said 50,000 pieces of bones, 3,000 used condoms, 500 used abortion injections and 10,000 cigarette buds, are found in JNU waste every day. He added that girls and boys dance naked in cultural programmes at JNU which are witnessed by druggists.