Can muscles be strong enough to support broken bones?

« Reply #8 on: 21/10/2010 17:05:01 » Steve, whilst ECT is still used - it is not right to say it is common (and you didn't) - a three month study in 2006 showed around only 1200 people receiving ECT (30% under detained under mental health act) and the trend is that the use of this therapy is lessening. read more

Although they're very light, bones are strong enough to support our entire weight. The human skeleton has 206 bones, which begin to develop before birth. When the skeleton first forms, it is made of flexible cartilage, but within a few weeks it begins the process of ossification. read more

Your bones and muscles are vital structures of your body. Without them, you would be unable to hold yourself up or walk around, so it is essential that you take care of them. The food that you eat is equally as important to your bones and muscles as the exercise that you perform to strengthen them. read more