Osteoporosis is called the silent disease as often people don’t realize that they have it until they break or fracture a bone A first step in finding out whether you are  at risk of osteoporosis is to take a fracture risk assessment. This can be done by reading The Osteoporosis Book and carrying out the risk assessment, or by going on the Internet to use a risk assessment calculator. If you think you are at risk of having the disease, you can go to your doctor and ask to be assessed for a diagnosis of osteoporosis. Among other tests the (Read More)

If you have osteoporosis and need to travel, it is important to avoid stiffness and sore and aching muscles as much as possible. Here are some things you can do while traveling to keep your body limber. When not sleeping, try to move around as much as possible, about every half hour.  This not only prevents stiff and sore joints and muscles, it also prevents blood clots from developing in your legs.   Spending a few moments getting some exercise and doing stretching at regular intervals will also help to keep away stiffness. Here are some suggestions of ways you (Read More)