Bone Trivia, Osteoporosis and Fracture

Bone Trivia, Osteoporosis and Fracture

Did you know that…

1. The baby has 300 bones in the body. When he grows up, there will be only 206 bones. This is because most of our bones will stick together.

2. We have 14 bones in the face, 8 bones in the wrist, and 23 bones in the foot.

3. By the age of 20, our bone mass is almost complete. Because of this we should drink and eat a lot of calcium while young.

4. 1 in 3 women have osteoporosis. But only 1 in 5 men has osteoporosis.

5. When there is not enough calcium in what we eat, the body takes calcium from the bones. So our bones will weaken and cause osteoporosis.

6. A baby takes calcium from breast milk. So mothers should eat a lot of calcium.

Bone care:

1. Each year, there are 1.6 million hip fractures worldwide.

2. To take care of our knees, avoid so-called high-impact exercises, such as basketball, badminton, jogging and football. Swimming, walking and Taichi are less stressful on the knees.

3. When disabled, remember the RICE code. R - Rest, I - Ice, C - Compression, E - Elevation. Rest - Do not move and apply a splint or sling. Ice Compression - Ice for 20 minutes. Elevate - Raise the injured part of the body.

4. It is difficult to restore a broken knee. Take care of it.

Believe it or not:

1. The tallest man was Robert Pershing Wadlow, an American 8 feet and 11 inches tall.

2. The smallest person is Gul Mohammed of India who is only 22 inches tall.

3. The longest bone in our body is the bone in the thigh. Thigh bone gives 28% of our height.

4. The heaviest man in the world was Jon Minnoch who weighed 1,399 pounds.

5. The strongest muscle in the body is the jaw muscle, the masseter, which is used for chewing. So friends, be careful not to put the finger in the baby's mouth. You may be bitten by a Masseter, the strongest muscle.