February 24, 2011
Vertebral Compression Fractures represent an area of changing understanding of Osteoporosis. As an orthopaedic surgeon, I understand that a fracture is a fracture whether it occurs all at once or...
February 21, 2011
Forteo (Teriparatide) is the only Anabolic osteoporosis medication in the USA. It acts by directly stimulating the Osteoblast cells that make new bone matrix. It is the only type of osteoporosis...
February 19, 2011
Anabolic medications directly stimulate the OsteoBlast cells that build new bone matrix. Anabolics work by increasing new bone formation faster than the OsteoClast cells can eat away the old bone. ...
February 8, 2011
Antiresorptive medications for osteoporosis are primarily used when your bone is still good enough or just needs some additional Calcium to harden and stiffen the bone matrix. Antiresorptives are a...
January 19, 2011
Antiresorptives are the most common and best known Osteoporosis medications. Antiresorptives slow down the Osteoclasts. They target the Osteoclasts and prevent them from eating away (resorbing) the bone. They come...