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Sweetwater Medical Associates is proud to offer osteoporosis screening, including bone mineral density screening and lab tests. Osteoporosis causes progressive bone loss and increases the risk of fractures. Osteoporosis is more common in women than men and the incidence increases with age. Bone loss from osteoporosis can lead to fractures and disability.

 

Bone mineral density screening is a type of X-ray test. Bone mineral density testing is recommended for women under the age of 65 with risk factors other than menopause, postmenopausal women with fractures, and all women age 65 and older.

 

Lost bone cannot be replaced, but further bone loss can be prevented. We will educate you about how the progression of osteoporosis may be reduced with treatments, including dietary changes, nutrition supplements, exercise, and medications. It is also helpful to reduce the risk factors that you can control, such as quitting smoking. Click here to learn more about Sweetwater Medical Associates' Smoking Cessation program.

 

Please visit our Patient Education Library to learn more about osteoporosis.