In my Chiropractic office, I frequently get asked if a person with Osteoporosis can be treated with Chiropractic. The answer is yes.
Understanding the Osteoporosis Risk Factors can help make a person more comfortable seeking treatment with a Chiropractor for injuries not related to their osteoporosis.
Roughly 10 million Americans suffer from osteoporosis, with women accounting for 80 percent of those patients, but men still at risk, especially when over the age of 50.
Various factors like age, gender, family history, race, body type, menstrual history, and personal lifestyle and history can make certain patients more susceptible to osteoporosis with aging.
As we typically start to lose some bone density during our 30s, it’s important to have an advanced understanding of osteoporosis risk factors in order to start taking corrective and preventative steps in these early years.
Heredity – including genes specific to Vitamin-D receptors and estrogen-receptors – can indicate patients who are more likely to lose more bone mineral density (BMD) and suffer from osteoporosis in their 50s, 60s or 70s.
Additionally, a family history of osteoporosis and/or fracture on the mother’s side of the family can be early warning signs for some patients to be more proactive in how they exercise and eat. Understand the relationship between genetics and osteoporosis.
Test Your Bone Mineral Density will give you knowledge whether you have osteoporosis or not. At age 30, most adults reach their peak bone mass, which refers to the body’s natural remodeling process during which more new bone is laid down than old bone is removed. After peak bone mass is reached, more bone is removed than replaced, making the bones more susceptible to osteoporosis.
A bone density test often involves the use of a quick and painless, dual energy X-ray absorption (DEXA) scan that can determine if a person has normal bone density, low bone mass, osteopenia (a precursor to osteoporosis) or osteoporosis. BMD testing is already recommended every 1-2 years for all women over 65, and for postmenopausal women under 65 and other patients with multiple osteoporosis risk factors.
In our Chiropractic office, at Grant Chiropractic Health Center, a through examination is done to make sure Chiropractic care is right for the patient. X-rays also are important to get all the information possible. If you would like more information about how we work with osteoporotic patients, visit our website at: www.southingtonchiropractor.com
In my Chiropractic office, I frequently get asked if a person with Osteoporosis can be treated with Chiropractic. The answer is yes.
Understanding the Osteoporosis Risk Factors can help make a person more comfortable seeking treatment with a Chiropractor for injuries not related to their osteoporosis.
Roughly 10 million Americans suffer from osteoporosis, with women accounting for 80 percent of those patients, but men still at risk, especially when over the age of 50.
Various factors like age, gender, family history, race, body type, menstrual history, and personal lifestyle and history can make certain patients more susceptible to osteoporosis with aging.
As we typically start to lose some bone density during our 30s, it’s important to have an advanced understanding of osteoporosis risk factors in order to start taking corrective and preventative steps in these early years.
Heredity – including genes specific to Vitamin-D receptors and estrogen-receptors – can indicate patients who are more likely to lose more bone mineral density (BMD) and suffer from osteoporosis in their 50s, 60s or 70s.
Additionally, a family history of osteoporosis and/or fracture on the mother’s side of the family can be early warning signs for some patients to be more proactive in how they exercise and eat. Understand the relationship between genetics and osteoporosis.
Test Your Bone Mineral Density will give you knowledge whether you have osteoporosis or not. At age 30, most adults reach their peak bone mass, which refers to the body’s natural remodeling process during which more new bone is laid down than old bone is removed. After peak bone mass is reached, more bone is removed than replaced, making the bones more susceptible to osteoporosis.
A bone density test often involves the use of a quick and painless, dual energy X-ray absorption (DEXA) scan that can determine if a person has normal bone density, low bone mass, osteopenia (a precursor to osteoporosis) or osteoporosis. BMD testing is already recommended every 1-2 years for all women over 65, and for postmenopausal women under 65 and other patients with multiple osteoporosis risk factors.
In our Chiropractic office, at Grant Chiropractic Health Center, a through examination is done to make sure Chiropractic care is right for the patient. X-rays also are important to get all the information possible. If you would like more information about how we work with osteoporotic patients, visit our website at: www.southingtonchiropractor.com