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Bone Density Test:

To assist your physician in assessing the health of your bones! It's the key to prevention, detection and the treatment of Osteoporosis. The Bone Density Test will show you:

· Your Risk for OSTEOPOROSIS
· Your Risk for a Possible Fracture
· A Personalized Bone Density Report
· Osteoporosis Information & Brochure

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break. If not prevented or if left untreated, osteoporosis can progress painlessly until a bone breaks. These broken bones, also known as fractures, occur typically in the hip, spine, and wrist.

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WHO SHOULD BE TESTED?
Osteoporosis Risk Appraisal - Please answer True or False

  1. I am a female.
  2. I frequently drink alcohol and/or caffeinated beverage.
  3. I am either Caucasian or Asian.
  4. I do not exercise on a regular basis.
  5. I am over age 45.
  6. I have or have had an eating disorder.
  7. I have a small frame.
  8. I have a family history of Osteoporosis
  9. I do not take calcium supplement.
  10. I do smoke/have smoked in the past.
  11. I take one of the following medications: (steroid, thyroid medication, anti-convulsants, or hormones)

If you responded "true"or "yes" to any 3 of the above risk qualifiers, you should seriously consider having a BONE DENSITY TEST!!!

Exerices for Health Bone: Bone is living tissue that responds to exercise by becoming stronger. Just as a muscle gets stronger and bigger the more you use it, a bone becomes stronger and denser when you place demands on it. Two types of exercises are important for building and maintaining bone mass and density.


Weight bearing exercise
Resistance strengthening exercise


Your local physical therapist can set up a home exercise program for you to assist in preventing and treating osteoporosis

 
Facts about Osteoporosis- The average primary care doctor sees 54 women a week over the age of fifty. On average, of these 54 women, 30% have osteoporosis. The average number of patients diagnosed with osteoporosis per week per primary care physician is only ONE. A Gallup Survey of Women ages 45 - 75 indicates that three out of four have NEVER SPOKEN to a doctor about osteoporosis. 28 million people have osteoporosis in this country and most don't know it.Osteoporosis leads to 1.5 million fractures each year.- $18 billion dollars is spent on treating those fractures.- Patients' risk of osteoporotic fracture is greater than their combined risk for heart attack, stroke, breast cancer, uterine cancer and ovarian cancer.

 

 

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