Adding topical testosterone treatment to a structured, high-intensity exercise program was no better than the exercise alone in helping older women recover from hip fracture, a randomized trial showed ...

Combining exercise with testosterone gel application does not improve endurance or long-distance mobility in older women ...

Hip fractures, often a result of a fall, are the most serious type of osteoporotic fracture because they are accompanied by ...

Prompt treatment is important. Treatment for hip fractures usually involves surgery. A surgeon may repair the fracture or replace part or all of the hip joint. After surgery, physical and ...

Hip fractures, often a result of a fall, are the most serious type of osteoporotic fracture because they are accompanied by ...

Among older adults who sustained a hip fracture, a significant proportion demonstrated varying levels of resilience across different HRQOL domains.

Good Mental Health Could Be Key to Hip Fracture Recovery By Ernie Mundell ... over the age of 64 who'd recently undergone a surgery to repair a fractured hip. The data were collected as part ...

The study, called STEP-HI, involved 129 women 65 and older living in the community who had a recent surgical repair of a hip fracture and experiencing mobility impairment. It is the largest such study ...

A new randomized clinical trial found that combining testosterone therapy with exercise training did not significantly improve long-distance mobility in older women recovering from hip fracture. The ...

About 2 million fractures in the U.S. each year are due to osteoporosis. Although all bones can be affected by the disease, the bones of your spine, hip, and wrist are most likely to break.