Bone Density Scans
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Dexa stands for ‘Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry’. It is the
most commonly used test for measuring bone mineral density. It is the best
way to diagnose osteopenia.
Risk Factors
- Heredity. Personal and family history
- Ethnicity
- Low body weight - especially anyone with a Body Mass
Index less than 19
- Lifestyle: both in the past and present
- Nutrition and Diet - What and when we eat affects the
bone building cycle.
- Diseases that create osteopenia and osteoporosis risk
factors.
- Treatments for:
- Chronic inflammatory disease - rheumatoid arthritis
- Leukemia and lymphoma
- Endometriosis
- Some drugs can increase your osteoporosis risk
To learn more about Osteoporosis you can visit the
National
Osteoporosis Foundation
