Its possible to manage osteoporosis with just one primary doctor. But because the condition can require physical therapy, regular scans, and treatment with medication or surgery, it may be a good idea ...

In the managed care setting, the identification and treatment of patients at high risk for fracture in the commercial population has been relegated to low-priority status in favor of high-profile ...

Considerable pharmacologic undertreatment for the prevention of osteoporosis was reported among residents of nursing homes with a history of recent falls and fractures, and dependency when walking, ...

A 60-year-old, small-framed woman with good general health but a strong family history of osteoporosis presents for her well-woman examination. Because she meets screening criteria for osteoporosis, 1 ...

Despite the risk of subsequent fractures in patients with osteoporosis, only approximately 20% of patients nationally receive the appropriate evaluation and treatment following a fragility fracture. A ...

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has issued a landmark Position Paper identifying critical global barriers to osteoporosis care and calling for urgent change to improve access to ...

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina These Medicare cuts could prove to be a penny-wise, pound-foolish decision that discourages BMD testing at a time when evidence ...

Osteoporosis can have devastating effects, yet awareness of the condition remains low; many people do not know that men can have it as well as women. Although it is not harmful in itself, osteoporosis ...

The high burden of osteoporosis in several European countries contrasts starkly with suboptimal osteoporosis care, provision of treatment, and treatment uptake, according to the results of a report ...