1 to –2.5, you have osteopenia, or low bone mineral density. 2.5 or lower, you might have osteoporosis. The risk of broken bones increases by 1.5 to 2 times with each 1-point drop in the T-score.

Osteopenia is a medical term used to describe the loss of bone mass. It is the step before osteoporosis, meaning that your bones have only begun to lose mass. Essentially, osteopenia is when a body ...

Osteopenia is asymptomatic, so it takes a bone-mineral density test—which determines your bone density, as higher mineral concentration makes bones more dense—to know if you’ve got it.

Many American men are unknowingly developing osteoporosis, a silent disease weakening bones, with only 1% concerned about low ...

About this article Cite this article Pashuck, T., Franz, S., Altman, M. et al. Murine Model for Cystic Fibrosis Bone Disease Demonstrates Osteopenia and Sex-Related Differences in Bone Formation.

So then you may develop osteoporosis in your 50s rather than your 70s or 80s.” Osteoporosis is a “silent” disease because ...

Period loss, or amenorrhea, affects approximately 3% to 4% of women of reproductive age. It can be the body’s response to an ...

After Debra cracked both a tooth and a bone in her foot in the same year, a scan revealed she had osteopenia. We explain how bone density is tested, and who is eligible for a Medicare rebate.

Another 16 million have osteopenia, which is pre-osteoporosis or mild osteoporosis. One may think that with such a widespread diagnosis of the disease, men would be aware of the disease and be ...

While it’s not entirely clear whether Pilates can prevent osteoporosis, that isn’t to say it has no benefits on bone health.