Recent Posts Tagged With 'osteoporosis'

• Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

  Posted on Monday January 26th, 2009 at 08:02 in osteoporosis, dual energy x-ray absorptiometry

  Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, formerly DEXA) is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is diagnosed when the bone mineral density is less than or equal to 2.5 standard deviations below that of a young ad...

• Screening

  Posted on Monday January 26th, 2009 at 08:01 in osteoporosis, screening

  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended in 2002 that all women 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.The Task Force recommends screening only those women ages 60 to 64 years of age who are at increase...

• Pathogenesis

  Posted on Monday January 26th, 2009 at 07:58 in osteoporosis, pathogenesis

  The underlying mechanism in all cases of osteoporosis is an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation. In normal bone, there is constant matrix remodeling of bone; up to 10% of all bone mass may be undergoing remodeling at any point in tim...

• Exercise

  Posted on Monday January 26th, 2009 at 07:54 in exercise, osteoporosis

  Multiple studies have shown that aerobics, weight bearing, and resistance exercises can all maintain or increase BMD in postmenopausal women. Many researchers have attempted to pinpoint which types of exercise are most effective at improving BMD and ...