(August 2005) Have you ever wondered what life would be like with no skeleton? Or how your body goes about maintaining such a complex structure? Without it you would be no more than a mound of wobbly flesh and skin, and yet you have likely never given it a moment’s thought. However, the science of skeletal physiology has led to one of the major advances in medical treatment in the past decade. This article will show you how your body maintains a living, breathing [1] skeleton, how things can go wrong with it and how new medications work to treat…