Mindfulness is an incomparable tool to get past the mental struggles caused by pain and reduced mobility.Employing “mindfulness” also known as “restful alertness” can be described as being present in the moment. Training your mind to stay in the moment and not wander to anxiety and fear-driven thoughts will keep anxiety and stress at bay.... Continue Reading →
Avascular necrosis (AVN), or more correctly "osteonecrosis", is a generic term referring to an ischaemic death of the constituents of bone. AVN has a wide variety of causes and can affect nearly any bone in the body. Most sites of involvement have an eponym associated with avascular necrosis of that area, and these sites are... Continue Reading →
What’s the difference between osteoporosis and osteonecrosis? The first part of both terms (osteo) refers to bone. In the first word (osteonecrosis), necrosis means death so, osteonecrosis is the death of bone. In the second word (osteoporosis), porosis refers to how porous the bone has become. Loss of bone density creates larger spaces between bone... Continue Reading →
When you have pain and inflammation like I do you learn what to eat and what to stay away from. I have learned to manage my pain by eating healthy . With Bone problems I have tried many things but this way of eating is great It's easy to eat healthy and use lots of... Continue Reading →
I just entered a contest; help me get to the top of the leaderboard! I have Avascular Necrosis/ Osteonecrosis and the condition/disease is rare, so rare there was no cause ribbon for anyone to identify with. I created a few varieties and now the AVN community finally has a ribbon. My goal is to educate... Continue Reading →
Osteonecrosis -Avascular Necrosis So what actually is Bone death anyway. It's mostly of the break down in the vascular system (blood supply)that runs through the bone.Although bone is not an actively growing tissue in adults, it does need a constant blood supply to stay alive. In fact, the supply of blood to long bones is profuse and... Continue Reading →
Real pure essential oils are not cheap. So don't be fooled by cheap oils. You want them pure. Essential oils have so many uses, including for serious health problems. This ointment uses the three powerful essentials oils, frankincense, ginger and myrrh, alongside the solid carrier oil, coconut oil. It’s believed that frankincense oil transmits messages to... Continue Reading →
I am the voice of the newly diagnosed and all Avascular Necrosis/Osteonecrosis and Osteoarthritis patients. There is a struggle that newly diagnosed patients know all too well. The anger, the pain and the fear of the unknown can have our heads spinning in all different directions day in and day out as the body deteriorates while... Continue Reading →
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