The doctors and nurses at the emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida, were “perplexed,” as Dia Thomas remembers it. They believed her when she said she was in pain—imaging had revealed fractures in ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am considering a new supplement to help my bones. My recent DEXA scan shows osteopenia with a T-score of 1.1 in my lumbar spine. My hips have a T-score of -1.5, and my FRAX 10-year ...

It’s time to get hip to this bone density and body composition test. Osteoporosis may seem like an old person’s problem — the “silent” condition gradually reduces bone mass and density, making your ...

A human skeleton degenerating due to osteoporosis. The degeneration is the loss of height and the backwards curvature of the spine - Liam Tooher How often do you think about the strength of your ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am considering a new supplement to help my bones. My recent DEXA scan shows osteopenia with a T-score of 1.1 in my lumbar spine. My hips have a T-score of -1.5, and my FRAX 10-year ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Functional Bone Health Expert Debi Robinson joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the globally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom, to share powerful, often-overlooked insights into what ...

This condition weakens bones without warning, but simple lifestyle changes, screening, and nutrition can protect mobility and ...

The medical tests you should get -- and which to avoid. June 15, 2011— -- There are health tests we need, and those we don't. Pelvic ultrasound? Sounds ultrasuspicious. Occult blood test? Only if ...

Can a person in their early fifties have osteoporosis? When I fell and broke my wrist last winter, the doctor who treated me told me I might have osteoporosis. While osteoporosis is much more common ...

Ultima Espino, 35, with her husband and two sons. Espino was diagnosed with pregnancy and lactation-associated osteoporosis at 34.Ultima Espino Ultima Espino, 35, developed symptoms of osteoporosis ...