Fracture Liaison Service: first fracture care as a prevention tool
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...
Breaking Bones: the emotional cost of fracture recovery
The breaking of a bone is hardly a good experience. Apart from the initial pain and shock, there is the long road of recovery and adjustment, because a bone is a fragile thing and needs space and time to rebuild strength. During this time an individual may be...
Osteoporosis, sex and brittle bones in the time of Covid-19
One could hardly say that sex has taken a back seat during Covid-19, rather the opposite considering the rise in pregnancies during this time. However, you might be forgiven for thinking: well, that doesn’t affect me because I’ve got osteoporosis – I’m going to spend...
Understanding DXA and Bone Density Results
If you suspect you have osteoporosis, then the easy way to check this, is to have a bone density test. In fact what you will have is a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA bone densitometry). It’s painless, non-invasive, accurate and reliable, and involves a...
