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Q&A: Ben Swanson Wants Freedom from Fractures
Read More: Q&A: Ben Swanson Wants Freedom from FracturesMay is Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month. Ben Swanson is a dentist by trade, but bone health has his heart. As the CEO and co-founder of the drug development company Skeletalis, Swanson and his team are developing a bone-targeted technology that will protect and rebuild bone in people with musculoskeletal diseases like osteoporosis. “The core…
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Tech Is Reinventing How We Detect and Treat Osteoporosis and Osteopenia
Read More: Tech Is Reinventing How We Detect and Treat Osteoporosis and OsteopeniaBones are living tissue. They constantly break down and rebuild throughout our lives. But for many women, especially after menopause, this balance changes. Bone breaks down faster than the body can rebuild it. Over time, bones become weaker and more fragile, a condition called osteoporosis, which increases the risk of fractures in the spine, hips…
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Tech Is Reinventing How We Detect and Treat Osteoporosis and Osteopenia
Read More: Tech Is Reinventing How We Detect and Treat Osteoporosis and OsteopeniaBones are living tissue. They constantly break down and rebuild throughout our lives. But for many women, especially after menopause, this balance changes. Bone breaks down faster than the body can rebuild it. Over time, bones become weaker and more fragile, a condition called osteoporosis, which increases the risk of fractures in the spine, hips…
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Biosimilars and Osteoporosis
Read More: Biosimilars and OsteoporosisAbout 10 million people in the United States have osteoporosis, a disease that causes weak and brittle bones — and more than 4 out of 5 of them are women. Roughly half of all women with osteoporosis over the age of 50 will break a bone because of the disease. A type of medicine called…
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Mi muñeca rota fue una señal de alerta de que estaba perdiendo masa ósea.
Read More: Mi muñeca rota fue una señal de alerta de que estaba perdiendo masa ósea.English Tal como se relató a Erica Rimlinger Mi hijo, quien vino de su universidad por las vacaciones, cargó el carro y se dirigió de regreso a clases con su papá. Me quedé en casa limpiándola después de su visita relámpago. El baño estaba tan desordenado que parecía que en realidad le había caído un…
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My Broken Wrist Was a Red Flag that I Was Losing Bone Mass
Read More: My Broken Wrist Was a Red Flag that I Was Losing Bone MassAs told to Erica Rimlinger My son, who had come home from college for the holidays, loaded up the car and headed back to school with his dad. I stayed at home to clean up after the whirlwind visit. “Whirlwind” could easily describe the mess in the bathroom. As I cleaned, I thought about how…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About HIV and Bone Health
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About HIV and Bone HealthOsteoporosis is known as the silent disease for good reason. People rarely show symptoms of the bone condition before a break or fracture happens. The word “osteoporosis” literally means porous bone because it causes the natural holes in your bones to get bigger, which makes your bones thinner and weaker and more likely to break.…
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What Is Osteoporosis and How Do You Treat It?
Read More: What Is Osteoporosis and How Do You Treat It?+ Infographic text What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens your bones. 8 million women in the U.S. have osteoporosis. 1 in 4 women over age 65 have the disease. “Osteo” means bone, and “osteoporosis” means porous bone. If you have osteoporosis, the natural holes in the bones get bigger, making them weaker.…
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Women’s Bone Health Over the Years
Read More: Women’s Bone Health Over the YearsSkeletons don’t get the love they should (spooky season excluded, of course). But your bones certainly deserve a standing ovation considering everything they do for you. Your bones have been protecting vital organs and supporting your body since you were in your fetus era. And they act as a storage bank for calcium, which your…
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Descubrí que tenía osteoporosis cuando tuve fracturas en mis dos codos por una caída
Read More: Descubrí que tenía osteoporosis cuando tuve fracturas en mis dos codos por una caídaEspañol Tal como se relató a Erica Rimlinger No estaba tomando ningún riesgo cuando caí. Caminaba en un sendero pavimentado en el parque con mis hijos adultos cuando tropecé aparentemente de la nada. Me tambaleé hacia adelante, dejando mis pies atrás mientras la parte superior de mi cuerpo caía hacia el pavimento a alta velocidad.…
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I Discovered I Had Osteoporosis When I Broke Bones in Both of My Elbows During a Fall
Read More: I Discovered I Had Osteoporosis When I Broke Bones in Both of My Elbows During a FallAs told to Erica Rimlinger I wasn’t taking risks when I fell. I was walking on a paved path in the park with my grown children when I just tripped on seemingly nothing. I lurched forward, leaving my feet behind me and my upper body hurtling toward the pavement. As a professional pianist, I thought…
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Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Bone Health
Read More: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Bone HealthYour bones are a big deal. Think of them as the framework for life — without bones, you can’t do anything, really. But unless you’re in a cast or hobbling around on crutches, you’re probably not thinking about your spectacular skeleton as much as you should. And that can lead to serious consequences. Everyone experiences…
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The Connection Between Osteoporosis and Depression
Read More: The Connection Between Osteoporosis and DepressionOctober 20, 2024, is World Osteoporosis Day. As the old saying goes, sticks and stones may break your bones but neglecting your bone health will hurt you. If it’s been awhile since you thought about your bones, we get it. Bone health is underrated. But it’s also really important. Let’s put it this way: You…
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#YesYouScan Know Your Risk For Osteoporosis
Read More: #YesYouScan Know Your Risk For OsteoporosisThank you for visiting the HealthyWomen #YesYouScan Campaign! Did you know approximately 10 million Americans have osteoporosis, and around one out of every two women are likely to break a bone because of the disease in their lifetime? Osteoporosis causes your bones to become brittle. Unfortunately, however, you can’t feel your bones getting weaker, and…
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In an Aging America, Osteoporosis Is a Looming Public Health Crisis
Read More: In an Aging America, Osteoporosis Is a Looming Public Health CrisisThis op-ed originally appeared in The Hill on October 20, 2022. To learn more about how you can raise awareness about the importance of DXA scans for all women, visit our YesYouScan page. America has a bone health crisis. More than 50 million Americans are at risk of developing osteoporosis, and 10 million already have…
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Take the Pledge – #YesYouScan!
Read More: Take the Pledge – #YesYouScan!Thank you for taking the #YesYouScan pledge! By simply adding your name to the hundreds of others committed to optimal bone health, you are raising awareness of the importance of preventive screenings! And don’t worry — we won’t be following up with you and will just take your word for it! Your personal information will…
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Women and Bone Health Basics
Read More: Women and Bone Health BasicsA woman’s risk of fracturing her hip from osteoporosis is equal to her risk of breast, uterine and ovarian cancer — combined. And half of all women in the United States who are over age 50 will break a bone as a result of osteoporosis, a condition that occurs when your bone quality declines and…
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#YesYouScan Prevent Osteoporosis
Read More: #YesYouScan Prevent OsteoporosisThank you for visiting the HealthyWomen #YesYouScan Campaign! Did you know approximately 10 million Americans have osteoporosis, and around one out of every two women are likely to break a bone because of the disease in their lifetime? Osteoporosis causes your bones to become brittle. Unfortunately, however, you can’t feel your bones getting weaker, and…
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How To Avoid Falls in Your Home
Read More: How To Avoid Falls in Your HomeMedically reviewed by Dr. Ivy Alexander
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8 Foods to Eat for Healthy Bones
Read More: 8 Foods to Eat for Healthy BonesApproximately 8 million American women have osteoporosis, a disease that weakens and thins bones, leaving them fragile and prone to breaking. What you eat plays a key role in bone health, since our bodies rely on nutrients such as calcium and vitamin D to build and maintain strong bones. Not getting enough of these bone-building…
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7 Ways to Prevent Bone Loss
Read More: 7 Ways to Prevent Bone LossOsteoporosis is a disease that occurs when poor-quality bone tissue causes your bones to become weak and brittle, which puts you at high risk of having bone fractures. Once you have osteoporosis, it’s easy to break a bone as the result of an action that would have been uneventful if your bones were stronger: a…
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The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bone Health
Read More: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bone HealthIt was around this time two years ago when Katie Finley was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a bilateral mastectomy. Before the surgery, doctors told her they didn’t think it was serious, and that they didn’t think she’d need chemotherapy or radiation. However, during the surgery, Finley’s healthcare team removed a few of her…
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Osteoporosis and Fractures: What You Should Know
Read More: Osteoporosis and Fractures: What You Should KnowDesign by Megan Schofield Medically reviewed by Ivy Alexander, Ph.D
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Ask the Expert About Bone Health Videos
Read More: Ask the Expert About Bone Health VideosWhy do women have higher rates of osteoporosis? What strength training exercises are considered safe for osteoporosis? How does food affect your bones? What are some examples of bone healthy foods? How does osteoporosis put you at risk for vertebral compression fractures (VCF)? What are some treatment options for VCFs? Can you prevent VCFs? This…
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Fast Facts: 10 Facts About Osteoporosis in Women
Read More: Fast Facts: 10 Facts About Osteoporosis in WomenReviewed by Ivy Alexander, Ph.D. Osteoporosis is a disease that results from poor-quality bone tissue, which causes the bones to be weak, thin and brittle. This makes it more likely that fractures will occur. Although anyone can develop this disease, it is more common in women than in men. Of the estimated 10 million Americans…
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What Increases Your Risk for Bone Fractures and Osteoporosis?
Read More: What Increases Your Risk for Bone Fractures and Osteoporosis?Medically reviewed by Dr. Risa Kagan
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Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider (HCP) About Osteoporosis
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider (HCP) About OsteoporosisMedically reviewed by Dr. Risa Kagan Osteoporosis is a medical condition that causes your bones to become brittle and fragile as a result of losing bone tissue, and it’s one of the most common health conditions that women experience. In fact, one in two women will break a bone in their lifetime as a result…
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Bone health, Chronic conditions, chronic pain, COVID-19, healthy aging, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Pain, Pandemic, Real women real stories
It Wasn’t Muscle Damage: It Was Four Fractures and Osteoporosis
Read More: It Wasn’t Muscle Damage: It Was Four Fractures and OsteoporosisAs told to Liz Sauchelli It had been two weeks since I’d slipped on the front stairs of my home and my back was still in excruciating pain. The emergency room doctor I’d seen after my fall thought I had muscle damage and had sprained my back. He prescribed anti-inflammatories and painkillers without taking an…
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My Family’s History With Osteoporosis Changed My Medical Career Path
Read More: My Family’s History With Osteoporosis Changed My Medical Career PathAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector Throughout my college years, every visit home for Christmas brought an increasingly alarming discovery: My grandmother was shrinking. I mean, really shrinking. We didn’t know she had osteoporosis. We just thought, “Grandma is getting old. She’s in her late 70s. Shrinking happens with age.” After menopause, women lose bone…
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Depression, healthy aging, Heart disease, Menopause, mental health, Osteoporosis, Perimenopause, Relationships, Sex, Sex & relationships
10 Things the Men in Your Life Need to Know About Menopause
Read More: 10 Things the Men in Your Life Need to Know About MenopauseThere’s a reason they call it “the big change.” Menopause is a big deal in a woman’s life, and it comes with physical and emotional changes that can affect not just her, but those who love her. But it’s something people don’t talk about much — so not only do women often not understand what…
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Bone health, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Kyphoplasty, Medication safety, Osteoporosis, Telehealth, Vertebral compression fracture
Covid-19 Poses Challenges for Osteoporosis Treatment and Diagnosis
Read More: Covid-19 Poses Challenges for Osteoporosis Treatment and DiagnosisOn a rainy day in October 2020, Carmella*, a 58-year-old mental health counselor, was walking her dog when the dog got spooked by a storm and ran off-leash, causing Carmella to fall on her back with both feet in the air. Carmella tried to manage the back pain over the next few days by taking…
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Balloon kyphoplasty, Bone health, Kyphoplasty, Osteoporosis, Real women real stories, Vertebral compression fracture
How Balloon Kyphoplasty Gave Me My Life Back After My Vertebral Compression Fracture
Read More: How Balloon Kyphoplasty Gave Me My Life Back After My Vertebral Compression FractureI’ve been working as a house and pet sitter for a long time, and I’m good at my job. So when the dog I was walking lunged for another dog, I wasn’t about to let go of the leash. Instead, I fell flat on my face — and felt something pop in my back. It…
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How I Found an Outpatient Solution to My Vertebral Compression Fracture
Read More: How I Found an Outpatient Solution to My Vertebral Compression FractureFor almost 20 years, I’ve lived with osteopenia, a condition characterized by a loss of bone mass and weakening bones. That progressed to osteoporosis in 2008, and I had to have a microdiscectomy in 2009 to repair a herniated disc I suffered after multiple falls. I still considered myself to be pretty independent — I…
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Osteoporosis Isn’t a Given
Read More: Osteoporosis Isn’t a GivenOctober 20 is World Osteoporosis Day When Sherry Morse fell off a horse in 2015, she broke a lot of bones and suffered a “hanging shoulder injury,” typically the result of a high-speed car accident. An orthopedist said he might expect that level of severity if someone fell out of an airplane. “I came off…
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Balloon kyphoplasty, Bone health, Kyphoplasty, Osteoporosis, Real women real stories, Vertebral compression fracture
I’m No Longer Confined to Bed in Pain Thanks to This Procedure
Read More: I’m No Longer Confined to Bed in Pain Thanks to This ProcedureAbout two years ago in October, I had a freak accident that resulted in a vertebral compression fracture (VCF). That’s when part of a backbone, or vertebra, collapses and gets compressed. If that sounds painful, it is! At the time, my dog, Sauza, was old and sick. She woke up in the middle of the…
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Balloon kyphoplasty, Bone health, Kyphoplasty, Osteoporosis, Real women real stories, Vertebral compression fracture
After My Spine Fractures, Doctors Put Humpty Together Again – Twice
Read More: After My Spine Fractures, Doctors Put Humpty Together Again – TwiceImagine taking care of six children on your own and not being able to bend down. That was me about two years ago. Let me back up. I’m the proud foster parent of six children aged three to nine. Four of them are my grandchildren. I was a foster child myself, and I always wanted…
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How to Improve Your Balance and Reduce Your Risk of Falling
Read More: How to Improve Your Balance and Reduce Your Risk of FallingNearly every week for four years, I’ve joined an eclectic group of women for a belly dancing class. A lot of the younger women, like me, are there to feel more comfortable in their bodies or for general physical fitness. But there are a few older women who are there to improve their balance. They’re…
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The Back Surgery Innovation That Gave Me My Life Back
Read More: The Back Surgery Innovation That Gave Me My Life BackBy Janet Ransom I had no idea what was happening to me at the start of 2019. My heart constantly felt like it was racing. I frequently felt dizzy and kept getting weaker. The dizziness threw off my balance and I fell 10 times within five months, once hitting my back on a piece of…
