April 3, 2015
Can you still do all the physical activities you want to do? Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) are the key to enjoying your life, especially as we grow older. At ISCD...
March 22, 2015
Spring is here. The birds are singing. Soon flowers will be blooming. All the world is coming to life. And more hips will be breaking. 32% of all hip fractures...
March 3, 2015
Driving to Chicago in February was cold and snowing. But it was hot indoors at the ISCD (International Society for Clinical Densitometry) Annual Meeting and Position Development Conference (PDC). While...
February 22, 2015
DXA is very good at determining Bone Mineral Density (BMD), provided you look at the images and over-read the computer. DXA alone is less good at predicting Fracture Risk. But,...
February 19, 2015
Fractures get no respect. 20% of women and over 30% of men over 65 die within 6 months of a Hip Fracture. But nobody is worried about hip fractures! Hip...
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...
December 4, 2014
Sometimes a person breaks a hip first, then they fall. This happens a lot more often than we realize. When the break is just below the ball of the hip,...
November 30, 2014
“But, I don’t want to get fat” was the constant refrain of a patient who consistantly lost weight, lost muscle mass, and fractured again. Despite urging bordering on harassment, from...
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...
October 29, 2014
Fractures are NOT FUN. Not something you want to repeat. Any fracture is a Bone Attack. It is a warning that you probably have Bone Health issues that can be improved....