How much do you know about bone density testing
1. Why measure bone density?
Some elderly people think that they are old and it is normal to suffer from osteoporosis, and it is enough to supplement calcium, and there is no need to do a bone density measurement. In fact, most elderly people suffer from osteoporosis, but everyone suffers from it differently. You supplement calcium every day, have you supplemented it, and what is the exact value of your bone density now? Do a bone density measurement, these will be clear at a glance.
The role of bone density testing
1. Diagnosis of osteoporosis: Doctors use bone mineral density measurements to determine whether patients have osteoporosis, early diagnosis and early treatment;
2. Fracture risk assessment: Bone Mineral Density (BMD) is the most powerful means of predicting fracture risk. You can get your BMD value through BMD measurement, and analyze how likely you are to have a fracture through scientific methods;
3. Monitor BMD changes: After a bone density test, you will have a health file. By comparing the results, you can see whether the treatment is effective, which is convenient for you to monitor bone changes.
Osteoporosis usually has no symptoms in the early stage, which is called a "silent epidemic", so regular bone density testing is very necessary to prevent and treat osteoporosis!
3. Who needs to measure bone density?
1. All older men over the age of 60
2. All postmenopausal women
3. Patients with a history of fractures
4. People with endocrine metabolism and growth disorders
5. Assessment of bone growth and development in children
6. Patients with back, waist, leg and bone pain
4. How to perform a bone density test?
Ultrasound absorptiometry provided by Henan Forever Medical is an advanced osteoporosis diagnostic equipment, which is accurate, safe, fast, and suitable for all-age detection.
