Bone Density Testing
A bone density test (also termed "bone mineral density test" or "BMD test") is the gold standard diagnostic procedure used to detect osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a condition that causes a thinning of the bones. This can result in vertebral compression fractures, deformity (kyphosis) and even death. Osteoporosis and related spine fractures are largely treatable and preventable with medications, calcium intake, and Kyphoplasty (Osteoporosis Fracture Treatment) Video or vertebroplasty surgery.
A bone density test (also termed "bone mineral density test" or "BMD test") is the gold standard diagnostic procedure used to detect osteoporosis.
Most adults are calcium and vitamin D deficient. This deficiency can cause the body to strip calcium from the bones, causing the bones to get weaker.
There's a great deal of conservative options for dealing with osteoporosis (i.e. exercise, medications), but if a spine fracture occurs, surgeries such as kyphoplasty are sometimes a necessary course of treatment.
Smoking and excessive alcohol intake contribute to bone loss and weakened bones, making Osteoporosis worse, not better.
Patients at risk for osteoporosis can work with their treating physician to develop a plan for slowing, or even reversing, bone loss. By Spine-health.com.
Actions such as smoking, an imbalanced diet, and alcohol abuse can all lead to osteoporosis, especially if the genetic disposition is already there in a patient.