05/01/2023
May is Osteoporosis Awareness Month, and our team at Grand Junction Diagnostics and Mammography is here to help inform and educate our patients about the risk factors of osteoporosis and how bone density screening can help.
Each year in the United States, osteoporosis leads to approximately 2.0 million fractures, including:
𦴠550,000 fractures of the vertebrae, the bones in the spine
𦴠300,000 hip fractures
𦴠400,000 wrist fractures
𦴠10,000 fractures of other parts of the body
Bone density testing is recommended for people who have been through menopause and are at least 65 years old. In addition, there are certain characteristics that put people at higher risk for fracture, so health care providers sometimes recommend testing in people younger than 65 years who have one or more risk factors.
Read more about osteoporosis prevention on our blog here: https://www.pcpgj.com/pcp-blog/