May 11, 2022 | Awareness, Living with Osteoporosis
If you are worried about developing osteoporosis – or even suspect that you already have it long before the condition might be verified by a fracture – there are tests, examinations and assessments that could either allay or confirm your suspicions. In fact, there are...
Apr 20, 2022 | Living with Osteoporosis, Awareness
While osteoporosis is not necessarily a killer disease, there are certain conditions that increase risk of bone fracture, and ultimately such loss of quality of life that the combination of osteoporosis and underlying health issues can pose serious risk to a patient’s...
Mar 16, 2022 | Living with Osteoporosis, Awareness
Any disease other than osteoporosis can affect your bones. Conditions such as coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease and chronic liver disease are associated with increasing the risk of weakening the bones and therefore...
Aug 16, 2021 | Patients' Perspective, Awareness, General
Fracture Liaison Service: first fracture care as a prevention tool One of the most important responses to an osteoporosis-related fracture is the care the patient receives during the healing process, and thereafter in order to prevent further fractures. It is well...
Jul 13, 2021 | Awareness, Living with Osteoporosis
Bone is living tissue that is constantly being broken down and replaced. Osteoporosis occurs when the creation of new bone doesn’t keep up with the rate of loss of old bone. Osteoporosis affects men and women of all races. But white and Asian women — especially...
