Osteoporosis Health Center Guide

Tools & Resources

• Got Enough Vitamin D & Calcium?
• Best Foods for Your Bones
• Exercises to Build Strong Bones
• How Is Bone Density Measured?
• Quiz: All About Calcium
• Causes of Osteoporosis Pain

Osteoporosis (porous bones) affects about eight million women and twomillion men and causes more than 1.5 million fractures yearly in the U.S. Butosteoporosis can be prevented and treated. Learn about its causes, riskfactors, treatments, and prevention. Use this guide to build stronger bones andcut fracture risk.

Overview & Facts

What Is Osteoporosis?

• What Is Osteoporosis?
• Picture of Osteoporosis

Causes

• What Causes Osteoporosis?
• What Causes Compression Fractures?

Are You at Risk?

• Osteoporosis: Are You at Risk?
• Osteoporosis Risk Factors: Fact vs. Fiction
• Osteoporosis in Men

Prevention

• Osteoporosis Prevention
• Vitamin D Deficiency?
• Preventing Compression Fractures
• Keeping Bones Strong
• Preventing Osteoporosis: 9 Questions and Answers

Symptoms & Types

Symptoms

• Osteoporosis Symptoms
• Compression Fractures of the Back

Warning Signs

• Osteopenia

Types

• Juvenile Osteoporosis
• Types of Osteoporosis

Complications

• Osteoporosis Pain
• Osteoporosis and Spine Fractures
• Osteoporosis Bone Fractures: A Treatment Overview
• Osteoporosis Risks and Complications

Diagnosis & Tests

Diagnosis

• What Is Bone Mineral Density?
• Peak Bone Mass

Tests

• DEXA Scan (Dual X-ray Absorptiometry)
• Beyond DEXA: Other Bone Mineral Density Tests
• Who Should Get Bone Density Testing?
• Blood Test Markers
• Bone Densitometry

Treatment & Care

Treatment

• Osteoporosis Medications
• Osteopenia Lifestyle Treatments
• Osteoporosis Exercise
• Strontium Treatment for Osteoporosis
• Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs)
• Forteo for Osteoporosis

Care

• 10 Osteoporosis Questions to Ask Your Doctor
• Monitoring Osteoporosis Therapy
• How Often Should You Get a Bone Mineral Density Test?

Living & Managing

Living and Coping

• Prevent Falls
• Nutrition and Osteoporosis

Tools

• Calcium Food Calculator
• Slideshow: A Visual Guide to Osteoporosis
• Super Foods for Your Bones Slideshow

Support & Resources

Resources

• Related Web Site: Osteoporosis on MedicineNet
• Related Web Site: Osteoporosis on eMedicineHealth
• Osteoporosis: Resources