NICE is recommending that a spinal check is added to routine bone density scans under a draft update to its osteoporosis ...

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Anton Thompkins, MD at Lakeshore Bone and Joint Institute in Chesterton says weight-bearing exercises—such as walking, step aerobics or anything that puts stress on the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Romosozumab is superior to denosumab for increasing bone mineral density in the spine at 12 months ...

For a sidebar on how this story came together, click here. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has long been the gold standard for osteoporosis screening. But now, thousands of patients may be ...

As the population continues to age, there is greater focus on bone health and minimizing fractures to maintain mobility. A new study suggests that various types of hormone therapies not only increase ...

For people with bone problems such as osteopenia or osteoporosis, improving bone health before complex spine surgery is important. Improving bone density before spinal fusion or surgery to repair a ...

In A Nutshell An existing osteoporosis medication (PTH) reduced chronic back pain in three mouse models of spinal ...

Osteoporosis quietly compromises the framework of bones, increasing their porosity and reducing their density, which leaves ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Romosozumab as a first treatment produces ‘substantial gains’ in hip and lumbar spine bone mineral density ...

New research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College Rheumatology's annual meeting, reveals that romosozumab, an osteoporosis drug, produces substantial gains in bone mineral density in the ...