April 10, 2017
“I want to treat my bone health entirely naturally – without any “artificial” medications.” That might be possible if you are among the less than half of all women not destined...
April 5, 2017
So how do you find out what aspects of your bone health are pretty good already, what will be easy to fix, and what will take some real work? Start...
February 28, 2017
The purpose of good bone health is to prevent fractures. Most fractures happen as a result of a fall. If you do not fall, you decrease your fracture risk. How...
August 15, 2015
You have started taking Osteoporosis Medication. You think you have entirely eliminated your Fracture Risk. Then, WHAM – you have a Fracture! What went wrong? It is time to re-evaluate. ...
August 11, 2015
Patients with poorly controlled Diabetes and high blood sugar levels often have bone with above average Bone Mineral Density (BMD). This is good? WRONG !! High blood sugars lead to...
June 23, 2015
Any fracture, especially after age 50, in a woman or a man, requires a Complete Bone Health Evaluation. This was preached from the podium at the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) meeting last...
June 19, 2015
Do better than another shirt or tie for Fathers’ Day. Make sure your Dad stays Fracture Free! What? Men don’t have Osteoporosis or Fractures. But they do! 25% of all...
June 12, 2015
Fracture Prevention was the theme at NOF (National Osteoporosis Foundation) this year. This has always been their goal, but it has not been well communicated. Fractures are bad. Fractures are painful. ...
June 7, 2015
Friday, the University of Wisconsin “The Bare Bones of Osteoporosis Care” Symposium had a lot of practical information. This included: John Belizekian, MD summarized the latest research on HyperParathyroidism. While most...
May 25, 2015
The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) saw major changes at last week’s annual meeting, ISO15. I will present them in detail over the next few blogs. First, the number of Orthopedic...