May 2, 2020
Many fractures involve a fall. So don’t fall. But that is easier said than done. Practicing balance exercises strengthens your muscles, improves your reflexes, improves your balance, strengthens your bones,...
April 30, 2020
You can get a new tip about how to improve your bone health every day in May. Visit https://www.nof.org/national-osteoporosis-month-may-2020/ to access the 31 Ways to Stay Bone Strong....
March 2, 2020
Iowa Bone Club 2020 will meet at Allen College in Waterloo, IA on Friday 24 April. This is the only meeting in Iowa each year which is dedicated solely to...
January 11, 2020
Why do some patients, who are already on good osteoporosis preventing or treating medications, still have a falling Bone Mineral Density? Are the medications not working? Not as well as...
December 8, 2019
National Bone Health treatment goals are changing for those patients with high fracture risk. Simply preserving bones already at a too high fracture risk never made much sense to this...
March 31, 2018
I was asked about treatments for Fibromyalgia. Pain clinics have injections and pharmaceuticals that often help, but not always enough. I approach from a different angle. Fibromyalgia is a collection...
January 21, 2018
Once again we have been treated to statisticians mushing together multiple disparate previous studies to “prove” that calcium alone, or vitamin D alone, or both together in one of many...
June 19, 2017
Treat to Target has been standard for chronic diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes for decades. These are chronic diseases, more common as we get older, that we can control...
June 11, 2017
University of Wisconsin hosts biennially the Bare Bones of Osteoporosis Care Symposium. This year the Wisconsin Bone Club followed the symposium. Felicia Cosman, MD from Helen Hayes in New York was the guest...
May 20, 2017
The second meeting of the Iowa Bone Club was a great success. Hats off to Dudley Phipps, PA, of Iowa Ortho for organizing a great meeting, and to his staff for...