Identify Fracture Risk – Prevent Fractures

Tomorrow I am at the 2014 National Osteoporosis Foundation meeting.  Actually the name “National Prevent Fractures Organization” would better explain our goals.  We don’t care about Osteoporosis as much as...

You Need The Rest Of The Story

Last week a patient lamented that according to TV and Radio, “just about everything is bad for me”.  So we discussed that reporters are paid to get people to watch...

Not an Accident – It was a Bone Attack

If you have a Heart Attack or a Stroke (Brain Attack), you don’t say it was an accident.  You check out your heart or blood pressure to see what is...

Low Salt is a Double Win

Most people know that a diet high in Sodium puts them at increased risk for high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke (brain attack).  Very few people realize that a diet...

Don’t Be a Humpback – Prevent Humpback

Last time we discussed the disabilities caused by “humpback” kyphosis. A major factor in “humpback” is weak back muscles.  Upright posture decreases the strain of gravity pulling you forward.  Strong...

“Bisphosphonate Holiday” 2014

“You are entering a Data-Free Zone”   That was unfortunately the messasge at the joint meeting of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) last month. ...

Take Control Naturally – Be A Stork

You can Prevent Fractures by being a stork for 5 minutes every day.  How? you ask.  Take Control Naturally with an exercise that improves balance and strength in your ankle...

It’s the Fractures, Stup..

Dr Neil Binkley took this line from politics in his address to the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) and International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) joint meeting yesterday.  Dr Binkley is known...

Control What You Can

Increasing numbers of patients are reluctant to consider pharmaceuticals for their Osteoporosis and Fracture Risk.  You may agree with that.  If you do you MUST be prepared to Take Control...

Primary HyperParaThyroidism

Primary HyperParaThyroidism is the result of one of the 4 Parathyroid glands going completely out of control.  It grows in size and puts out increasing amounts of Parathyroid hormone.  This...