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Frame Syndrome Osteomalacia and Receiving Social Security

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Osteoid is a bone protein matrix that is composed mainly of type 1 collagen. Osteoid builds up due to the fact that it does not mineralize properly when you have osteoblast or mineral dysfunction that is insufficient.

Your growth plate becomes irregular, thick and wide when the newly made bone of your growth plate does not mineralize. This results in a clinical diagnosis of rickets. This is true only in the case of children because adults do not have growth plates any longer.

Osteomalacia occurs when your remodeled bone does not mineralize. Osteomalacia is a condition that takes place in all ages. Many of the hereditary causes of osteomalacia show up during childhood and result in rickets.

Osteomalacia is characterized by a softening of your bones. In fact, that is what the meaning of osteomalacia is, “soft bones.”

Soft bones have a greater tendency to bow and fracture than harder, healthy bones do. When you have osteomalacia, your bone is prone to break down faster than it can re-form.

Osteomalacia and osteoporosis are not the same thing. Osteoporosis is another bone ailment that can also lead to bone fractures. Osteomalacia results from a defect in your bone-building process. Osteoporosis is caused by a weakening of previously constructed bone.

Frame syndrome is a rare kind of osteomalacia. It is a condition that is evidenced by an enzyme defect that affects bone formation. Frame syndrome mainly involves your ribs and your hip bone (iliac crest).

There is a racial predilection with frame syndrome. This condition takes place most of the time in Caucasians and blacks.

Frame syndrome is referred to in other ways. It is also called atypical osteomalacia involving the axial skeleton and axial osteomalacia.

In order for you to build strong, healthy bones, your body must have calcium and phosphate. Frame syndrome may develop if you do not receive enough of these two minerals from your diet or your body does not absorb these minerals properly.

There are several things that may result in these problems. Some of these things are:

  • Taking certain drugs that are used in the treatment of seizures, such as Phenobarbital and phenytoin
  • Having kidney or liver diseases
  • Having a Vitamin D deficiency
  • Having certain surgeries, such as gastrectomy (removing all or a part of your stomach)
  • Having an autoimmune disease that is known as celiac disease.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may have with frame syndrome. Some of these may include:

 

  • Tenderness that occurs over the area of your lumbar spine
  • A limited range of motion in the area of your spine
  • Back pain
  • Chronic axial pain that is vague
  • Fatigue that takes place in your extremities
  • Impairment in the formation of your bone
  • Osteomalacia of your hip bone (iliac crest)
  • Osteomalacia of your rib
  • Fragility of your bones
  • Weakness in your muscles
  • Weakness in your legs and arms
  • Diffuse body pains
  • A reduction in your ability to get around
  • A waddling gait when you walk.

 

 

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Aseptic Necrosis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Saturday, October 1st, 2011
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Aseptic necrosis is a disease that comes from the temporary or permanent loss of the blood supply to a part of your bone that results in the death of bone tissue. This can then result in tiny breaks that take place in your bone and the eventual collapse of your bone. If this occurs near one of your joints, it may cause the collapse of the surface of your joint.

Aseptic necrosis can develop in anyone at any age. It may start in children or the elderly. However, it occurs most often in people who are in their 30s, 40s and 50s. Aseptic necrosis affects both men and women. However, it primarily affects men.

Somewhere around one in 27,000 people have aseptic necrosis in the United States. About 10,000 to 20,000 people acquire this disease each year in the United States.

Many of the cases of aseptic necrosis are the result of trauma to your bone, such as a dislocated joint or broken bone (fracture). This is because the trauma results in damage to your blood vessels that bring blood to your bone.

There are other causes of aseptic necrosis. Some of these include:

Ÿ  Decompression disease (the bends)

Ÿ  Lupus

Ÿ  Gaucher’s disease

Ÿ  Drinking alcohol to access

Ÿ  Sickle cell anemia

Ÿ  Radiation and chemotherapy treatments for cancer

Ÿ  Taking corticosteroids.

You may not exhibit any signs or symptoms in the early stages of aseptic necrosis, but the disease is progressive. What this means is that it gets worse with the passage of time.

The first sign or symptom that you may have with aseptic necrosis is joint pain. When the pain begins, you usually only experience it when you put weight on your affected joint. You may have pain even when you are at rest as aseptic necrosis progresses. You may also lose range of motion in your affected joint.

The pain usually begins gradually. It can range anywhere from mild to severe. Your pain may dramatically get worse if your bone and the surrounding surface of your joint collapse. Although the period of time from your first signs and symptoms to the loss of your joint function varies from person to person, it is usually anywhere from several months to over a year.

You or a loved one may be suffering from aseptic necrosis. Aseptic necrosis and/or complications that have arisen from it or other disorders that you have along with this disease may have led to the disability of you or your loved one and be the reason why you are not able to work.  Contact us today if you feel you need help to receive disability benefits from an experienced attorney.

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Axial Osteomalacia and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, September 30th, 2011
Osteoblasts actively synthesizing osteoid.

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Osteoid is your bone protein matrix that is made up primarily of type 1 collagen. When there is insufficient mineral or osteoblast dysfunction, your osteoid accumulates because it does not mineralize properly.

When the newly formed bone of the growth plate does not mineralize, the growth plate becomes wide, irregular and thick. This leads to the clinical diagnosis of rickets. This is true only of children as adults no longer have growth plates. Osteomalacia develops when the remodeled bone does not mineralize. This occurs in all ages. Most of the hereditary causes of osteomalacia appear during childhood and cause rickets.

Osteomalacia is marked by a softening of your bones. In fact, the meaning of osteomalacia is “soft bones”.

Soft bones are more prone to bow and fracture than are harder, healthy bones. Your bone tends to break down faster than it can re-form in the case of osteomalacia.

Osteomalacia is not the same as osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is another bone disorder that can also result in bone fractures. Osteomalacia is caused by a defect in your bone-building process. Osteoporosis is due to a weakening of previously constructed bone.

Axial osteomalacia is a rare form of osteomalacia. It is a disorder that is marked by an enzyme defect that affects bone formation. Axial osteomalacia primarily affects your hip bone (iliac crest) and your ribs.

There is a racial predilection with axial osteomalacia. This disorder occurs predominantly in blacks and Caucasians.

Your body has to have phosphate and calcium in order to build healthy, strong bones. If your body does not absorb these minerals correctly or if you do not get enough of them in your diet, this may result in axial osteomalacia. Some of the things that may cause these difficulties include:

Ÿ  An autoimmune disease that is called celiac disease

Ÿ  Certain drugs that are used to treat seizures like Phenobarbital and phenytoin

Ÿ  Certain surgeries like gastrectomy (removing all or part of your stomach)

Ÿ  Liver or kidney diseases

Ÿ  Vitamin D deficiency.

There are several signs and symptoms that may be an indication of axial osteomalacia. Some of these are:

Ÿ  Impaired bone formation

Ÿ  Fatigue in your extremities

Ÿ  Limited range of motion in your spinal area

Ÿ  Vague chronic axial pain

Ÿ  Tenderness over your lumbar spine

Ÿ  Back pain.

You or a loved one may have axial osteomalacia. Axial osteomalacia and/or complications that have resulted from it or other conditions that you have in addition to this disorder may have caused the disability of you or your loved one and be what is preventing you from being able to work.

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Ischemic Bone Necrosis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Ischemic bone necrosis is a condition that occurs because of the temporary or permanent loss of blood supply to a part of your bone that causes the death of bone tissue. This can then result in tiny breaks that develop in your bone and the eventual collapse of your bone. This may then cause the collapse of the surface of your joint if this develops near one of your joints.

Ischemic bone necrosis is a condition that may occur to anyone at any age. It is something that happens to children or the elderly. However, ischemic bone necrosis develops most frequently in people who are in their 30s, 40s and 50s. It is a condition that affects men more than women.

Approximately, 10,000 to 20,000 people are affected by this condition each year in the United States. Somewhere around one in over 27,000 people in the United States has ischemic bone necrosis.

Frequently, ischemic bone necrosis results from trauma to your bone that is caused by something like a fracture (broken bone) or dislocated joint. This is due to the trauma damaging your blood vessels that carry blood to your bone.

There are other things that may cause ischemic bone necrosis. Some of these include:

  • Gaucher’s disease
  • Chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer
  • Sickle cell anemia
  • Drinking alcohol to excess
  • Taking corticosteroids
  • Decompression disease (the bends)
  • Lupus.

You may not have any signs or symptoms in the early stages of ischemic bone necrosis, but it is a progressive condition. This means that it worsens over time. The first sign or symptom that you may experience is joint pain. As your pain starts, you may only experience pain when you put weight on the joint that is affected. You may even have pain when you are at rest as ischemic bone necrosis progresses. Range of motion may also be lost in your affected joint.

Your pain will usually start gradually. It may range anywhere from mild to severe. Your pain may grow much worse if your bone and the surrounding surface of your joint collapse. Although the period of time from your first signs and symptoms to the loss of your joint function will vary from person to person, it often ranges from several months to over a year.

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Osteonecrosis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Osteonecrosis is a disease that is caused by the temporary or permanent loss of the blood supply to an area of your bone that results in the death of bone tissue. This can then lead to tiny breaks developing in your bone and the eventual collapse of your bone. This may result in the collapse of the surface of your joint if this occurs near one of your joints.

Osteonecrosis can develop in anyone at any age. It may affect children or the elderly. However, it occurs most often in people who are in their 30s, 40s and 50s. This disease affects both women and men, but it primarily affects men.

Somewhere around 10,000 to 20,000 people get this disease each year in the United States. Approximately one in over 27,000 people in the United States has osteonecrosis.

You or a loved one may be suffering with osteonecrosis. Osteonecrosis and/or complications caused by this disease or other ailments that you have along with it may have led to you or your loved one’s disability and need for financial assistance.

You or your loved one may consider applying for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability resulting from osteonecrosis and/or complications caused by this disease or other ailments that you have along with it. You may have already applied and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one decides to reapply or appeal the denial, consider this important fact. People who have a disability attorney on their side like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability lawyer.

Many times, osteonecrosis is caused by trauma to your bone that results from something like a fracture (broken bone) or dislocated joint. This is because the trauma causes damage to your blood vessels that bring blood to your bone.

There are other things that may cause osteonecrosis. Some of these include:

  • Drinking alcohol to excess
  • Sickle cell anemia
  • Lupus
  • Gaucher’s disease
  • Taking corticosteroids
  • Radiation and chemotherapy treatments for cancer
  • The bends (decompression disease).

You may not experience any signs or symptoms at all in the early stages of osteonecrosis. However, osteonecrosis is a progressive disease. What this means is that it gets worse with the passage of time. The first sign or symptom that you will probably have is joint pain. As your pain begins, you usually only have the pain when you put weight on your joint that is affected. You may even have pain when you are resting as osteonecrosis progresses. You may also lose range of motion in your affected joint.

Your pain will usually begin gradually. It may be anywhere from mild to severe. Your pain may get far worse if your bone and the surrounding surface of your joint collapse. Although the period of time from your first signs and symptoms to the loss of your joint function varies from person to person, it is usually anywhere from several months to over a year.

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A Chordoma and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Cancer is a group of diseases, not just one. It is indicated by cells that are invasive (they invade and destroy adjacent tissue), aggressive (they grow and divide without respect to normal limits) and sometimes metastatic (they spread to other parts of the body).

There are many different kinds of cancer. They are usually designated for where they begin in your body. For example, colon cancer begins in your colon. Stomach cancer begins in your stomach. Even if it spreads to other organs, cancer is still named by where it started in your body.

Bone cancer begins in your bones. Your body is made up of 206 bones. Your bones help give shape and structure to your body. Your bones help protect your fragile organs, contain bone marrow that stores and makes new blood cells and help control your body’s collection of various nutrients and proteins.

A chordoma is a form of bone cancer. It is a rare tumor that usually develops on the base of your skull and your spine. A chordoma is a malignant tumor that grows rather slowly.

Fortunately, a chordoma accounts for only about 1% of all malignant bone cancers. Although a chordoma may occur to anyone at any age, this tumor occurs most often in people who are between the ages of 40 and 70, with the average age being 55.

Because a chordoma grows slowly, you may have signs and symptoms for a good while before you notice them. The signs and symptoms of a chordoma are different depending on the size and location of the tumor. Possible signs and symptoms when a chordoma is located on your spine include:

  • Impotence
  • Numbness
  • Changes in bladder and/or bowel function
  • Weakness in your legs and arms
  • Incontinence
  • Pain in the area where the tumor is located.

Possible signs and symptoms of a chordoma that is located on the base of your skull include:

  • Facial pain
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Headache
  • Changes in hearing
  • Double vision
  • Neck pain.

You or a loved one may have a chordoma. A chordoma and/or complications that have resulted from this disease may have brought about you or your loved one’s disability and not being able to work.

You may need help if this is your situation. Your may need financial assistance.

You or your loved one may be considering applying for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by a chordoma and/or complications that have resulted from this disease. You or your loved one may have already done this and been turned down by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one has decided to reapply or appeal the denial, here is something important that you need to remember. The fact is that people who are represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer on their side.

Please do not hesitate. Contact the disability attorney at Social Security Home, today.

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