GIOP is Glucocorticoid Induced OsteoPorosis. Cortisone, Prednisone, and many Inhalers for Asthma or COPD are glucocorticoids. Therefore, Glucocorticoid Induced OsteoPorosis is a particularly aggressive form of osteoporosis that affects all ages,...
Vertebral Fracture Assessment (VFA) identifies many persons with Clinical Osteoporosis who are missed by DXA testing alone. How many? I reviewed my first 941 patients to have VFA with their...
The vertebrae (bones in the spine) can gradually crumble or suddenly crunch. The resulting minor ache is often mistaken for arthritis or a pulled muscle. Gradual crumbles are “morphometric” (detected by x-ray)...
DXA has been the standard screening test for Osteoporosis in the USA for two decades. DXA is easy to obtain and the computer print-out makes it look very simple to...
“Men are from Mars”, so March is a good time to think about men, the overlooked minority in osteoporosis. The American Journal of Men’s Health has published a study of...
What setting is most successful at evaluating Osteoporosis and initiating therapy? Fracture Clinics are the winner again in a new study published in Osteoporosis International. That is why I spent 2...
Happy New Year. This is the first day of the rest of your life. If you could...
I have been on the road with presentations in South Dakota and Southern Illinois recently. SD is state # 10 for me. I teach health care providers about the role...
WRONG!!!! 85% of women who suffer Fragility Fractures have “Osteopenia”. Close to 90% of men. How can this be? “Osteopenia” is NOT a Diagnosis. Unfortunately, most people do not...
There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. As true now as when Robert Heinlein shortened it to TANSTAAFL. Every medication has benefits and risks. Every decision to not...