Ageing and bone density
Aug 31, 2022
3 minutes
KAREN BRIDGMAN is a holistic practitioner at Lotus Health and Lotus Dental in Neutral Bay.
A 65-year-old retired woman came to the clinic with a bone density problem. She had not been having any bone pain, but after a check-up with her GP a DEXA (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, which measures bone mineral density) showed that her bone density levels were below normal levels. She was on the borderline between osteopenia, or bone mineral deficiency, and osteoporosis. Bone mineral density is a measure of bone strength. The main areas of potential concern are the spine,
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