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09 Nov

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Osteoporosis and Back Pain: Could a Spinal Fracture Be the Cause? Most people think of osteoporosis as something that leads to a broken hip after a fall. But the most common osteoporosis-related fracture actually happens in the spine, and it often occurs without any fall at all. Here is why sudden back pain after 50 should never be brushed off. What Is...

02 Nov

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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Your Hands: Why Early Treatment Protects Your Grip For many people, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) starts in the hands. Opening a jar or buttoning a shirt suddenly becomes a chore. Knowing the early signs can make a real difference in keeping your hands working well for years to come. Why RA Loves the Small Joints RA is an autoimmune disease in...

26 Oct

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If you've spent time online looking for help with inflammation, fatigue, or joint pain, you've probably seen peptide therapy advertised as the answer. Our honest take: peptides are a real area of medical research. But there's a wide gap between what scientists are studying and what websites are selling. What Peptides Actually Are Peptides are very small proteins. Your body makes them constantly...

19 Oct

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And several popular "autoimmune diets" cut out nightshades automatically. If you see a food banned from a diet, it's fair to assume there's a reason behind it. What the Research Actually Found No study has shown that nightshade vegetables cause inflammation or make rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or osteoarthritis worse. As for solanine, the amount in ripe, properly stored produce is far too...

12 Oct

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Some of our patients tell us they sleep nine or ten hours and still wake up feeling like they never slept. Others spend twelve hours in bed and drag through the day anyway. If that's you, it's worth understanding what's actually going on — because the fix usually isn't more hours. The Exhaustion Is Real and It's Biological Inflammation genuinely makes you sleepy....

05 Oct

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Many of our patients notice a pattern: when their stomach acts up, their joints feel worse. That's not a coincidence. Your gut holds more immune cells than anywhere else in your body. The lining of your intestines is where your immune system does much of its daily work, sorting out what's a threat and what's harmless. When that process gets thrown...

28 Sep

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Menopause Isn’t Just a Hormonal Shift — It’s a Turning Point for Bone Health Most women know menopause affects mood, sleep, and hot flashes. But at Island Rheumatology & Osteoporosis, we see another major effect that often goes unnoticed: Menopause timing has a powerful impact on long-term bone density and osteoporosis risk. Whether menopause occurs early, late, or surgically, the age at which...

21 Sep

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Strong Muscles Don’t Always Mean Strong Bones Most people assume athletes have excellent bone health. After all, they train hard, stay fit, and get plenty of exercise — the very things doctors recommend for preventing osteoporosis. But at Island Rheumatology & Osteoporosis, we see a surprising trend: Some athletes develop low bone density or early osteoporosis despite high activity levels. This happens because...

14 Sep

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Your Gut Is Talking to Your Joints — And Science Is Finally Listening For years, rheumatology specialists have known that autoimmune arthritis doesn’t begin in the joints. It begins in the immune system. Now, research is revealing something even more surprising: your immune system is heavily shaped by the trillions of bacteria living inside your gut. This community of microbes—known as the gut microbiome—plays...

07 Sep

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Your Home Should Protect Your Bones — Not Put Them at Risk For patients with osteoporosis or low bone density, the home environment plays a major role in fracture prevention. At Island Rheumatology & Osteoporosis, we often remind patients that most fractures don’t happen during dramatic accidents — they happen during everyday activities inside the home. A “bone‑safe” home isn’t about making...

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