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Bone Density Testing
Osteoporosis - a potentially crippling disease characterized by the loss of bone tissue and a susceptibility to fracture - afflicts an estimated 25 million Americans, 80% of whom are women. Annually, this disease accounts for 1.3 million debilitating fractures, mostly of the weight-bearing hip and spine. Take steps now to assure your independence and quality of life. In the past, the first symptom of osteoporosis was a fracture. Today, doctors are better equipped to detect and treat osteoporosis in its earliest stages, thanks to advanced bone measuring technologies an clinically effective drug therapies that slow down or reverse the bone-loss process. Just as no physician would prescribe a medication for hypertension without first taking a patient's blood pressure, the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis should begin with an objective, quantifiable bone measurement with a device called a bone densitometer. Bone densitometry safely, accurately and painlessly measures bone density and the mineral content of bones. During a bone density evaluation, the patient lies comfortably still and fully clothed on a padded table, while one or more bone sites are scanned and analyzed. The entire process takes only minutes to complete, depending on the number of sites scanned. It involves no injections or invasive procedures. For further information about bone density testing to determine your risk of developing osteoporosis, please contact or facility at (262) 542-9100.
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