Guest guest Posted July 29, 2000 Report Share Posted July 29, 2000 Lamar here, It is my understanding that our bones are not weaker. BUT, our muscles are. Muscles help hold bones in place and cushion them. We twist joints more, turn ankles more, and fall more. This combined with the lack of muscle protection makes us more prone to fractures. The skeletal structure without adequate support is fairly weak in itself. Re: bones/doctors I'm 69yrs of age and have never had a broken bone except when the doctors broke it to fuse my ankle. Actually they sawed & chiseled it. I have fell down flights of stairs several times, along with the falling from the weak ankles, etc. I attribute the toughness of the bones to all the milk I drink. E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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