Description: Osteoporosis is a disease which makes bones weak and fragile. This greatly increases the risk of breaking a bone even after a minor fall or bump.
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Osteoporosis is a disease which makes bones weak and fragile. This greatly increases the risk of breaking a bone even after a minor fall or bump. The disease has no obvious symptoms, so many people don’t know they have osteoporosis until they suffer a fracture. Fractures can be life-altering, causing pain, disability and loss of independence. That’s why it’s important to prevent osteoporosis!
Build Better Bones website IOF has launched a new platform primarily designed for people with osteoporosis and their caregivers. It provides easy-to-follow information and animated videos of targeted exercises, tips on how to falls-proof the home, and guidance on bone-healthy nutrition. With its unique caregivers section, Build Better Bones aims to help people living with osteoporosis take charge of their bone health.
With FRAXplus® clinicians can now further refine FRAX® risk prediction and optimize the identification of those at highest fracture risk. FRAXplus® illustrates how fragility fracture risk probabilities can be modified for recency of prior fracture, exposure to higher dose oral glucocorticoids, duration of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Trabecular Bone Score, recent falls history, lumbar spine BMD and Hip axis length.
International Osteoporosis Foundation | IOF