March 11, 2015
Ann spends a week in Florida each winter with several friends and was stronger, more agile and more confident this year than last. She stepped in and out of the hot-tub...
December 16, 2014
“Why did I Fracture?” and “Why do I have Osteoporosis?” are common questions I hear from older women and men. They are taking Calcium and Vitamin D3, eating a diet...
November 23, 2014
Wrong Question! What you should be managing is Fracture Risk. If you only look at Bone Mineral Density (BMD), you miss the chance to decrease Fracture Risk in the overwhelming...
June 27, 2014
24% of men over 50 will suffer a fracture due to Clinical Osteoporosis. More than 3/4 of them will have a DXA score of “osteopenia” or “normal”. DXA is not...
June 20, 2014
50% of women over age 50 will suffer a fracture due to Clinical Osteoporosis. More than 3/4 of them will have a DXA score of “osteopenia”. DXA is not the...
May 30, 2014
Patients who have already fractured may need osteoporosis medications. Adding fractures to a low BMD or T-score on DXA makes the Clinical Osteoporosis more severe and increases Fracture Risk. This...
May 17, 2014
Fracture Risk is the elephant in the room. Fractures can keep you from doing what you want for weeks or months. Fractures can put you in a Nursing Home, sometimes...
April 23, 2014
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...
December 14, 2013
Recently a patient finished her half hour visit by saying, “so there is nothing you can do for me”. We had discussed Low Bone Mineral Density (BMD) on her DXA;...
October 30, 2013
Friday is the Go Red For Women in Waterloo, sponsored by the American Heart Association. Heart Disease is now recognized as a major health issue for women, as well as...