A bone density scan is a painless imaging test that measures the density and, sometimes, quality of your bones. Bone density and quality affect how strong or thick your bones are. Bone density scans ...

The doctors and nurses at the emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida, were “perplexed,” as Dia Thomas remembers it. They believed her when she said she was in pain—imaging had revealed fractures in ...

DEXA scans are all the talk in the wellness world, with tons of celebrities swearing by them in their health endeavors. If they’ve popped up in your feed, you might be asking yourself—do I need one, ...

Without intervention, osteoporotic bones simply deteriorate and grow increasingly more brittle with age.Photograph: BSIP/Universal Images Group/Getty Images On 16 June 2023, I got my first Dexa scan.

A new guideline on screening for osteoporosis in men has been released. Studies show that osteoporotic fractures result in substantial disease, death, and health costs in men. The guideline calls for ...

Osteoporosis is being increasingly recognized in men who are on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for advanced carcinoma of the prostate (CAP). 1 Those who manage these patients are thus under ...

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City found that a CT scan of the lumbar spine prior to surgery indicated that a significant number of patients had low bone density that was ...

A DEXA scan usually helps a doctor assess bone density. It may also have uses in determining body composition, such as the percentage of lean muscle and fat. The dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA ...