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This is caused by a muscle that runs from the pelvis to the outside of your lower leg being tight and rubbing on the bone on the outside of your hip.
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Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Spondylolisthesis happens when one of the bones in the spine slips out of its place in the chain and presses down on the bone beneath it.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Foods that are rich in seasoning or flavor, like that delectable sweet potato casserole should probably be avoided as should any turkey that is on the bone as these bones are friable and can be easily crushed into sharp shards which can wreak havoc on a GI tract.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
Watt and Highsmith each usually play 80 percent of the defensive snaps, leaving little meat on the bone for Herbig.
—Mark Kaboly, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
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Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Spondylolisthesis happens when one of the bones in the spine slips out of its place in the chain and presses down on the bone beneath it.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Foods that are rich in seasoning or flavor, like that delectable sweet potato casserole should probably be avoided as should any turkey that is on the bone as these bones are friable and can be easily crushed into sharp shards which can wreak havoc on a GI tract.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
Watt and Highsmith each usually play 80 percent of the defensive snaps, leaving little meat on the bone for Herbig.
—Mark Kaboly, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
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“On the bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bone. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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