Plastic surgery blog: Vitamin D helpful in preventing stress fractures

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Vitamin D has long been touted as a necessary supplement for building strong bones. While this has been verified many times over in women a recent Los Angeles Times article looked at the link to young teenage girls and the benefits in that population. According to the article Vitamin D may be appropriate in protecting abundantly active pre-teen and teen girls such as those who play sports, from stress fractures researchers announced Monday. The study was astonishing because calcium has long been contemplated as the nutrient most fundamental to bone health in children. But in developing children vitamin D access may matter more. Researchers analyzed data from 6,721 girls ages9 to15 at the beginning of the study. The girls introduction of calcium vitamin D and dairy products was recorded alongside of stress fractures which are customary sports related injuries. The girls were followed for seven years. During that tenure virtually all of the girls developed a stress fracture. Dairy and calcium intake seemed to bear no alliance to the exposure relating to a stress fracture. However, girls with the highest vitamin D intake had a diminished exposure of stress fracture compared with the girls who had the lowest intake. This was specifically evident among girls who participated in at least one hour a day of high impact physical activity. They had a decreased exposure. Surprisingly high calcium intake was concurrent with duplicity of the risk of stress fracture. However, the authors from Children’s Hospital Boston said that this indeterminate finding should be further investigated. Soda intake did not adjust the fracture risk. The risk was also unchanged when calcium and vitamin D from food only barring supplements were calculated. Dr advises parents of teens who participate in sports, that with increased risk of fractures parents should be aware that for facial fractures a plastic surgeon can make a substantial difference. Many teens that have experienced nasal fractures and are considering rhinoplasty have benefited tremendously from the reconstructive and cosmetic expertise of Dr. Stuart Kincaid. Many of these injuries were contracted during high-level sports activity. Dr. Stuart Kincaid also reminds parents of older teenage girls with excessively large breast that considering breast reduction surgery may help with shoulder pain, back pain, and numbness in the fingers. Parents and their teen should consider a consultation with Dr. Stuart Kincaid to determine if plastic surgery procedures can be of benefit.

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