Bone Integrity
Nelissa Lue Foung
Broward College
NUR 4128
Dr. Washington
June 18, 2015
Bone Integrity
According to Bucher, Dirksen, Heitkemper, Lewis & O’Brien (2007), “The main functions of bone are support, protection of internal organs, voluntary movement, blood cell production, and mineral storage.” Bones also provide the body with stability which prevents the body from collapsing and allows for weight bearing (Bucher, Dirksen, Heitkemper, Lewis & O’Brien, 2007). Bones are a major factor in the hematological system because red and white cell production occurs in the marrow of bones. Maintaining bone health consists of a balance of exercise, nutrition, lifestyle habits, proper body mechanics, immunizations, and stabilized hormones. As we get older, our bones get weaker and we loose more bone than it’s replaced. “Numerous factors such as loss of minerals, lack of exercise, and hormonal changes influence bone health as we age” (Patience, 2015, p. 78).
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A healthy, varied well-balanced diet that supplies a wide range of nutrients is required to promote bone health (Patience, 2015). Since Isaac is young, he goes to the gym and does strengthening, balancing, and endurance exercises on a regular basis to build bone integrity, gets adequate vitamin D by playing basketball outside in the sun, and consumes foods rich in calcium and other vital nutrients. Bucher, Dirksen, Heitkemper, Lewis & O’Brien (2007) states, “Strengthening exercise involves lifting or pushing weights that builds up muscle strength and bone density, balance exercises which help to prevent falls, and endurance exercises that includes gardening, swimming, and walking briskly which ought to be done for 30 minutes a
Bones possess five important functions including, support, protection, movement, storage and blood cell formation (Marieb, 2012). Bones protect and support the body by acting as a rigid framework surrounding delicate organs and tolerating enormous pressure when weight bearing and moving (Marieb, 2012). Bones are also responsible for storing fat, minerals and producing blood cells (hematopoiesis) within the cavities of bone marrow (McCance & Huether, 2014) (Marieb,
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Throughout life the skeletal system is constantly changing. Bone modeling, formation and growth of bones, occurs from birth to early adulthood resulting in increase in skeletal mass and changes in skeletal form. Naturally the peak bone mass is achieved in the third decade of life, meaning the bones are at their strongest state in human development. Bone remodeling, a response to micro trauma and stress on the bone, is a dynamic process that also occurs through life. Bone is composed of collagen type 1, a protein, minerals such as calcium and phosphate and bone forming cells (osteoblasts and osteocytes) as wells as bone resorbing cells known as osteoclasts. Calcium is a main contributor of bone strength. In fact 99% of calcium is stored in bones and teeth with one percent remaining in the blood. The process of bone remodeling is activated by stressors such as weight bearing and is necessary to maintain bone mass in an adult. It’s a dynamic process in which bone resorption is always
There are 206 bones of the human skeleton. Bone is a connective tissue that are considered organs. Bones are composed of collagen and a mineral called hydroxyapatite, it gives the bones its incredible strength. The bones are important structures in the body for several reasons they support, protect, produce hormones, store minerals and growth factors and allows the body to move. Homeostatic imbalance of the bone can result in diseases of the bone such as Osteitis Deformans, which causes a weak growth of development of bones.
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There are 206 bones in the human body. Broken and fractured bones are one of the most common injuries, about 6 million people in the US will break a bone each year. And out of these 300,000 people will have a serious injury that will require different methods to heal. There are a variety ways of bone tissue repairing but most of them are not long term and can cause other complications. There are different stages for bone repair. The first step is the formation of hematoma at the break, then the formation of a fibrocartilaginous callus, the third step is the formation of a bony callus, and finally remodeling and addition of compact bone. In the early stages, a hematoma develops within the fracture location during the first few hours and days.
Bones are living tissues. They provide support, protect organs, contain multiple minerals, and store the marrow that creates cells for our entire body. Bones consist of compact bone, cancellous bone, osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts, osteoid, and inorganic salts. Compact bone is a dense bone tissue that makes up eighty percent of the human skeleton. It is made of primarily of inorganic salts, which produce bone hardness, and contains tiny spaces for osteocytes. Matured compact bone is layered, it contains vascular canals that provide necessary blood supply for osteocytes. Cancellous bone makes up the remaining twenty percent of the human skeleton. It is lightweight and porous, allowing small spaces for bone marrow and blood vessels.
The human body is made up of 206 bones that we rely on everyday. They are extremely vital! Also bones are responsible for producing red blood cells in the bone marrow. With that being said bones are a huge contributor to the overall health of each individual. Unfortunately bones also get diseases just like any other body system. The diseases of the bones can range from osteoporosis, bone cancer and many other diseases.
Femur bone is classified as the long bone of the thigh and it is the heaviest and largest bone in the body. Fracture due osteoporosis occurs at the part of trochanter of the femur bone. In addition, the fracture of the femur bone due to falling can lead someone to an inability to walk unassisted for a long period of time, loss of independence and long-term nursing care.
Due to the lifelong remodeling process of bone we can determine that aging makes our bones feeble and brittle. Exercising at an early age allows the human potential to reach their optimum bone density and continuing the habit of exercising regularly as they age helps maintain its composition. Physical activity also promotes improved stance, gait, posture, balance and coordination therefore this could also avert potential mishaps leading to bone fractures. On the note of prevention, tobacco cessation and reduced alcohol consumption prevents further bone loss. These substances reduce osteoblast activity causing detrimental effects, in addition it impairs calcium absorption due to the reduced blood circulation to the bones.
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Have you ever broken a bone before, in my opinion it is the worst pain you could ever be in. If a break is bad enough it could put you in shock which is scary almost as if you are frozen in time. There are many types of breaks which you could have from a hairline fracture to a compound fracture and also many bones you could break if not careful.
Bone loss is part of the aging process. However, too much bone loss makes them weak and brittle, resulting in multiple disabling bone fractures. Avoiding this condition should start while you're still healthy. Here are four suggestions for maintaining healthy bones:
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Trelles et al.1 examined the characteristics of bone repair using low energy laser after bone fracture fractures in the tibia of mice. histologically via controlling its reparation after exposure to 632 nm laser in doses of 2.4 Joules in one point was used. The radiation was directly applied to the area of fracture through the application of 12 treatments , they used a single treatment every second day, by optic microscope they observed, in the treated animals, a drastic increase in vascularisation and faster formation of osseous tissue with a dense trabecular net compared to the control group. that presented only chondroid tissue and very poor vascularisation corresponding to an earlier stage of bone consolidation which proves that