Pomerado Imaging Bone Density Testing Information

Osteoporosis is a progressive disease, which causes the bones to thin and weaken, often without any pain. You may not know you have osteoporosis until your bones become so fragile that a strain, bump or fall causes a fracture. People at greater risk for osteoporosis:

Slender body build.
Low Calcium intake.
Smoking.
Lack of weight-bearing exercise.
High caffeine
Family history of colon cancer.
Family history of hip fracture.
Family history of osteoporosis.
Personal history of fractures.
Lactose intolerance.
Prolonged immobilization.