Staying contemporary with any area of health care is a task, but it is one I take seriously.  One of the tools I use to keep up is a weekly update from PubMed, the research database at the National Library of Medicine.  One of my primary searches for which I receive a weekly update is […]

The degree to which different patients respond to any treatment for osteoporosis seems to be related to age.  The degree of loss of bone mineral density (BMD) on a DEXA scan expressed as a T score which is the standard deviations below that in a healthy 30-35 year old.  A T score of -1.0 to […]

Osteoporosis is a disease involving weakening of bone increasing the risk of fragility fracture or fractures from insignificant trauma.  This weakening is estimated by measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) on a DEXA scan.  On these scans the BMD is reported as a T score, or the standard deviations in BMD compared to healthy 30 […]

The most common drugs used for pain and inflammation are the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen.  It is estimated that some 30 billion doses of these drugs are consumed each year in the U.S.  A growing body of research is suggesting that these drugs may actually increase the bone loss associated with osteoporosis.  It […]

My analogy here will likely only make sense to those 55 and older, the very population that faces an osteoporosis diagnosis.  Many will be left with a choice of considering drug therapy or non-drug therapy.  Many of the drugs available to treat bone density loss can be effective, but they carry some risk of adverse […]

We are very excited to now have a full spine set up to treat osteoporosis.  The first question may be what is PEMF Therapy?  PEMF is the acronym for pulsed electromagnetic frequency.  Bone is stimulated to remodel and repair by the mechanical stimulation from weight bearing activity.  This stimulation is generated by electromagnetic impulses generated […]

We are very excited to have added a state-of-the-art piece of equipment to be the core of our non-drug therapy program for osteoporosis.  Bone is constantly remodeling, removing damaged bone and replacing it with new, healthy bone.  With age, and particularly as estrogen declines, osteoclasts which remove bone become more active while osteoblasts which fill […]

Designing an Effective non-drug Treatment Program The U.S. population as well as that of the developed world broadly is aging.  The U.S. population grew 28% from 1985 to 2000.  This growth was not evenly distributed between all age groups.  The 15-44 age group experienced no growth over that interval.  For every child aging up into […]