Medical Advances Keep Runner on Track after Spinal Injury

醫(yī)學(xué)進(jìn)步讓脊椎受傷患者開始跑步

Published October 20, 2013

此視頻發(fā)布于2013年10月20日

The National Institutes of Health says roughly 40 million people in the United States suffer from, or are at high risk for, osteoporosis, a condition that decreases bone mass and often results in fractures in the spine, hips, and wrists. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, while older women are more likely to develop the disease, it was a surprise to one man in the Chicago suburbs who had built a life on running and was at risk of being sidelined after his diagnosis.

美國(guó)國(guó)立衛(wèi)生研究院稱，美國(guó)有將近4000萬(wàn)人患有骨質(zhì)疏松癥，或處于患有骨質(zhì)疏松癥的高度危險(xiǎn)中;WwW2*h~|+I=。骨質(zhì)疏松癥會(huì)降低骨量并導(dǎo)致脊柱、盆骨以及腰椎骨折KLa7*[@Dr]N。美國(guó)之聲記者凱恩·法拉博帶回報(bào)道稱，高齡婦女患骨質(zhì)疏松癥的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)更高，而芝加哥郊區(qū)的一位以跑步為生的男子在診斷出患有骨質(zhì)疏松癥后，有可能會(huì)被停賽;=LlgHoTfjtTO_(z;。