Musculoskeletal Health in Women

155 Pages·2014·0.44 MB·English

by  Elizabeth Matzkin MS

Elinor Mody · Elizabeth Matzkin
Editors
Musculoskeletal
Health in Women
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Musculoskeletal Health in Women

Elinor Mody (cid:129) Elizabeth Matzkin

Editors
Musculoskeletal Health
in Women
Editors
Elinor Mody, MD Elizabeth Matzkin, MS, MD
Department of Rheumatology Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Gretchen and Edward Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fish Center for Women’s Health Boston , MA
Brigham and Women’s Hospital USA
Chestnut Hill , MA
USA
ISBN 978-1-4471-4711-4 ISBN 978-1-4471-4712-1 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-4712-1
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This book is dedicated to David and Hannah
Lerner, Vinod Mody, MD, and Nell Mody. You
are the best family anyone could ever have.
Elinor Mody, MD
To all the special women in my life – you
know who you are! To my mother, sisters,
friends, and my three beautiful, intelligent,
and athletic daughters – Abigail, Samantha,
and Emily. Lastly, to my husband, who
supports me in all that I do.
Elizabeth Matzkin, MS, MD

Pref ace
It has been 40 years since Title IX was passed, giving females equal opportunities
for sports participation at federally funded programs. The number of women
participating in sports has skyrocketed ever since.
As more women participate in sports and lead active lifestyles, we need to under-
stand that they cannot train and be treated the same as men. Females are at higher
risk for several medical problems compared to their male counterparts. We need to
identify these risks, treat them, and, more importantly, learn how to prevent them.
Taking care of the female athlete or women’s musculoskeletal problems requires
a multidisciplinary understanding of the issues. Women’s musculoskeletal health is
an emerging body of knowledge, and it is important for health-care providers to
understand this and be well versed in this area.
Musculoskeletal diseases are the leading cause of disability in the United States.
Health-care costs are rising at an alarming trajectory. We need to educate ourselves
to prevent potential musculoskeletal problems before they arise. If we can educate
young active women to optimize their bone health, imagine how many insuffi ciency
fractures we can prevent when they are older!
The collaboration of numerous health-care providers from different specialties
presenting and covering different topics pertaining to women’s musculoskeletal
health in this book is just a beginning. We hope this book opens many doors to pur-
sue better diagnostic, treatment, and prevention strategies for us all in the future.
Chestnut Hill, MA, USA Elinor Mody, MD
Boston, MA, USA Elizabeth Matzkin, MS, MD
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Contents
1 The Female Athlete Triad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Elizabeth Matzkin and Gabrielle M. Paci
2 Nutritional Recommendations for the Young
and Aging Females. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Alexis M. Ziemba, Emily J. Curry, Jingyi Gong,
and Elizabeth Matzkin
3 Women’s Bone Health: Breathing Life into the Skeleton . . . . . . . . . . 29
Margaret Seton
4 Upper Limb Nerve Entrapment Syndromes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Nicholas K. Muraoka and Jennifer Baima
5 Lower Limb Nerve Entrapment Syndromes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Kentaro Onishi and Jennifer Baima
6 Osteoarthritis and Gender-Specifi c Joint Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Dean Ehrlich, Nicholas Colacchio, and Eric L. Smith
7 Nutraceuticals: An Alternative for Osteoarthritis Management. . . . . . 107
Emily J. Curry, Jennifer Baima, and Elizabeth Matzkin
8 Alternative Exercise for Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Elinor Mody
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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