Osteoporosis: how to navigate healthcare system options
Osteoporosis is a silent disease in which bones become more fragile and therefore prone to fractures. But what you shouldn’t be silent about, is...
Osteoporosis: Clinical Assessment and Treatment – what are your options?
If you are worried about developing osteoporosis – or even suspect that you already have it long before the condition might be verified by a...
Osteoporosis and Co-morbidity Conditions
While osteoporosis is not necessarily a killer disease, there are certain conditions that increase risk of bone fracture, and ultimately such...
IOF CNS Medal awarded to Teréza Hough, South African bone health advocate
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has awarded the prestigious CNS Medal to Teréza Hough, CEO of the National Osteoporosis...
Chronic Disease and Bone Health
Any disease other than osteoporosis can affect your bones. Conditions such as coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes mellitus,...
Osteoporosis: know your risk factors
We all think we know what causes osteoporosis. Why, it’s old age of course! Well, not so fast. There are several other factors we tend to forget...
LOCAL ACTOR, EDWIN VAN DER WALT, APPOINTED AS NOFSA AMBASSADOR
The National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa, based in Durbanville has just appointed Edwin van der Walt as a NOFSA Brand Ambassador for...
Knowing Osteoporosis: osteoporosis and health management
They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing – and this must particularly apply when it comes to your health – and even more so when it comes...
Vacation Vibes: the influence of travel on your bones
When one is involved in the excitement of travelling, you’re rarely thinking about your bones. After all, they’re always going to be along for...
OSTEOPOROSIS – TAKE ACTION FOR BONE HEALTH
World Osteoporosis Day, marked on October 20 each year, is a campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and...
Why Achieving Peak Bones Mass is Important
Peak Bone Mass means our bones have reached their maximum size and strength. This is usually achieved by the age of 25-30 years and it is the...
Thinning Bones: moving safely with osteoporosis
If you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, or have already experienced a fracture, you would be understandably nervous of falling. As a result...