Monday, January 16, 2012

Osteoporosis Problems and Solutions Part 1 of 3

In a chiropractic office, we see a lot of osteoporosis and osteopenia when we take patient x-rays.  What concerns me about that is that bone loss is very significant before it will show up on an x-ray.  A great test for bone loss is a dexa scan.  Dexa scans should be performed, in my opinion, on all women in their late 40’s. 

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