Treatment & Care
Osteoporosis treatments include the “basic CDE’s” -- calcium(C), vitamin D (D), weight-bearing exercise (E), prevention of Falls (F), and bone-friendly medicines.
Treatment
Osteoporosis treatments come in several forms. Many should be started during childhood; others include prescription drugs to treat osteoporosis. Get an overview.
Osteopenia is a term used to describe bone density that is somewhat lower than normal but not low enough to be diagnosed as osteoporosis.
Weight-bearing exercise is often an option for osteoporosis patients, and it might even help your bones, as this article explains. Check with your doctor before starting a new fitness program.
Fosamax may be linked to “jaw death” (osteonecrosis of the jaw) --a condition of chronic pain and facial disfigurement. Read about the other symptoms and be sure to report them to your doctor
If you are concerned about the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, one treatment you may have heard of and considered is strontium.
Care
Have you recently been diagnosed with osteoporosis? You may want to ask your doctor these 10 questions.
There is no medical specialty that’s devoted exclusively to osteoporosis. But this article may help you find a doctor to help treat osteoporosis.
Is your osteoporosis therapy working? Are you having any side effects? Learn about monitoring osteoporosis therapy.
That’s a controversial question. Find out what two doctors say about the debate.
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