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Diagnosing osteoporosis
A medical evaluation for osteoporosis includes your medical history, measuring your height, examining your spine for curvature, x-rays, bone mineral density (BMD) test and lab tests.
Calculation of T score
- By Catkin · New reply 4:50 pm
- 16 replies
- Hello everyone Please tell me so that we are all singing from the same page: when you refer to the T score in the your spine is that the average of all the vertebrae T scores or are you referring to the ...
How to calculate Z score?
- By kellysuemcclurg · New reply November 5, 2009
- 2 replies
- I just got my T score result, but she didn't give me a Z score. She says she doesn't have the SW to calculate it. Is there a way to convert my T score to a Z score, which I understand is more meaningful ...
Evista
- By Southernlady · New reply November 3, 2009
- 2 replies
- I would like to see how those on Evista are doing? Did you notice a better Bone Mineral Density test after being on Evista? Has Evista helped with your score on hip and spine? Any trouble with side effects ...
What Kind of Magnesium Supplements?
- By KalisMom · New reply October 31, 2009
- 11 replies
- I want to get magnesium supplements but am confused because there are several different kinds offered by my vitamin supplier. Does anyone here know what kind I should get to partner with my calcium citrate ...
Carbonated Water
- By Catkin · New reply October 31, 2009
- 5 replies
- I'm reading conflicting reports about carbonation in water. Perrier and San Pellegrino were my drink of choice (water-wise!) for years. Would love to hear your views on whether these should be avoided ...
DEXA SCAN FASCINATION
- By Eamenard · New reply October 30, 2009
- 2 replies
- Why is everyone so fascinated about DEXA scans? It tells us nothing about fracturability improvement. Airplane wings have major structural pieces with big holes to reduce weight. Is there an advantage ...
Backbone "Clicking"
- By KalisMom · New reply October 23, 2009
- 32 replies
- Hi, I was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis, and I've noticed that when I bend forward or twist my body....ever so slightly....my backbone makes a clicking sound! It doesn't hurt at all but I'm concerned ...
Bone density scores
- By gymjunky · New reply October 20, 2009
- 6 replies
- I am still confused on the bone density score that I have. How bad is -2.7 for the lumbar spine? Thanks for the help ...
Tell-Tale Symptoms of Osteoporosis?
- By nathji · New reply October 20, 2009
- 57 replies
- There is one question that is paramount in my mind and it must be so in the minds of thousands of others as well. ARE THERE ANY PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS THAT TELL A PERSON THAT HE HAS OSTEOPOROSIS? We have all ...
Spinal Arthritis
- By batikbaby · New reply October 18, 2009
- 16 replies
- I have recently been diagnosed with severe arthritis in my spine with bone deterioration in the lumbar region. Are there natural health products than can help, other than calcium supplement tablets ...
secondary causes
- By Jenga · New reply October 18, 2009
- 9 replies
- Ok - so i am (only-lol) 50 yrs old. I got diagnosed with osteoporosis (T-Score -2.9 spine, -2.6 hips). I have a positive family hx (one grandmother with osteoporosis). I also have family hx of B-12 deficiancy ...
New - Don't Know If I should be concerned
- By redshoes · New reply October 13, 2009
- 14 replies
- Hi everyone! I am so glad to have found this site! I am a 41 year old premenopausal woman. 3 years ago I had my bone density checked as a precaution (I had been on high doses of steroids for about 7 years ...
Comment on article about Testing Younger Adults...
- By mompeach · New reply October 11, 2009
- 3 replies
- Due to my history of degenerating early, when my daughter was working at Safeway last year, she fell while pushing carts through the parking lot because her "hip gave out." Safeway sent her to the E.R ...
Bone Density.
- By waughie · New reply October 8, 2009
- 14 replies
- I recently went for a bone density scan on hips and back and it came back as my hips were great for a 26 year old which i am, and my lower back was that of a 86 year old. What i been thinking about and ...
Should a number rule our life?
- By LRFL · New reply September 5, 2009
- 11 replies
- It is interesting to see how a diagnose can change our view of life. I was happy, relaxed, and healthy before they found my osteoporosis -3 on my spine and also low everywhere else. I got upset for a ...
urine test to determine bone density?
- By NEWYORKCITYAMBERLADY · New reply August 27, 2009
- 5 replies
- I was reading that there is a home test.. a urine test I think, to determine bone loss.. I recently stopped taking fosamax and would like to track my bone loss or gain or stability.. and of course only ...
Ultra Sound Method for Bone Density?-better than DEXA?
- By nathji · New reply August 26, 2009
- 34 replies
- Dear Friends and Members of NOF, I am posing this discussion because of something that I just learnt about and it might be of use to all of us. Recently my 72 year old, unmarried, sister went to Nagpur ...
New Hope for "Thinning" Bones
- By Sarasota_Babe · Posted August 26, 2009
- 0 replies
- UCLA researchers have come up with interesting information that might change the treatment of the disease. Check out the following link: http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/55 5504/?sc=dwhp ...
AHRQ Podcasts
- By KMFDallas · Posted August 22, 2009
- 0 replies
- http://healthcare411.ahrq.gov/radiocast. aspx?id=314 Hope this link works ...
Fight Osteoporosis
- By BLDBNZ · New reply August 22, 2009
- 9 replies
- Please everyone get a bone density test. 1 out of 2 women over 50 will have an osteoporosis related hip fracture. 1 in 4 men over 65 will. 25% of those men die in the first year and 79% never leave assisted ...
