FRAX stands for Fracture Risk Assessment Tool, which was developed in the UK in 2008.

The TBS score is your Trabecular Bone Score. It is calculated from the same measurements taken during your DEXA scan. So what does it tell you?

The T-score is what is used to determine how far off your bone is compared to a young adult. In other words, how has your bone aged?

If you are one of the millions of women taking levothyroxine, you may be wondering how it affects your bone density—especially if you already have osteopenia or osteoporosis.

If you’re considering getting a DEXA scan at Dexafit, here’s what you need to know.

We have great evidence for the positive effects of exercise on bone health and strengthening. You might wonder if the mini-trampoline counts. Find out here.

One of the more common scenarios I encounter is women with osteoporosis or osteopenia who have gone through treatment for breast cancer. Breast cancer medications tend to be not so great for bone health.

Is a distal radius fracture (a wrist fracture) in your future? Is osteoporosis going to interfere with your recovery if you do break your wrist?

Vitamin K research is a rabbit hole that takes you in so many directions and gets confusing very fast. Let's see how I do in explaining it and helping you navigate what you should be trying to achieve with your intake.

I get questions about continuing activities like golf, pickleball, kayaking, and running almost daily.

The one comprehensive study specifically focused on figuring out what exercises are best to treat osteoporosis and osteopenia is the LIFTMOR trial published in 2018.

There are five zones of training. Zone 2 seems to be making the social media circuit these days, so let’s delve into it for a moment.

While it is well known that acupuncture can be useful for pain relief in cancer patients, people with TMJ, and low back pain, as well as helping people with insomnia and lowering blood pressure, I hadn't heard anything about it being used to treat osteopenia or osteoporosis.

Help keep yourself protected from fracturing your wrist or upper arm bone (the humerus) when you fall.

If you have osteoporosis or osteopenia, you may have wondered about wearing a weighted vest when you walk or exercise.

What if you have osteoporosis or osteopenia? Should this diagnosis change my Vitamin C intake?

Getting a TBS can add to the bone health picture by helping to predict your risk of bone fracture.