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- :: What are the other Osteoporosis Risk Factors
- :: Risk Factors You CAN’T Change
- :: Risk Factors You CAN Change
- :: Ask your Doctor what is BEST for you?
- :: If risk of osteoporosis is high, what can be treatment offered to me?
- :: Resilient Bone Insurance Osteoporosis Predictive Genetics Test
- :: Are there other tests?
- :: What should I do now?
- :: What are the other Osteoporosis Risk Factors
- An earlier fracture sustained on low trauma (defined as a fall from standing or sitting)
- A first-degree family history of fractures, i.e. in mother, father, sister or brother, (especially at the hip, wrist and spine)
- Women with premature menopause (aged 45 or younger)
- Smoking
- Drinking more than 3 units of alcohol a day
- A low body weight – known as body mass index (BMI) – of 18 or lower
- Limited weight bearing activity
- Poor diet
- Reduced exposure to sunlight (which manufactures vitamin D in the skin)
- The use of certain treatments, particularly steroids, “cortisone” (usually prednisolone), anticonvulsants
and occasionally the blood thinning drug heparin - The presence of a range of other disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, colitis, an overactive thyroid,
coeliac disease, chronic liver or kidney disease.
- :: Risk Factors You CAN’T Change
- Gender: being female
- Age: every 10 years over age 30 increases your risk by 1.5 times.
- Family History: if your mom /sister/aunt has/had osteoporosis, you are more likely to have it.
- Being Diabetic
- Chronic steroid use
- Being postmenopausal
- :: Risk Factors You CAN Change
- Being underweight
- Smoking
- Not enough calcium in your diet
- Not enough Vitamin D
- Not getting enough sunlights
- Lack of exercise
- Excessive alcohol use
- :: Ask your Doctor what is BEST for you?
- Weight bearing exercise
- Quitting smoking
- Avoiding excessive alcohol use
- Medicines such as: Calcium, Vitamin D
- Bisphosphonates (such as Actonel, Fosamex, Boniva) which help stop bone loss
- Calcitonin
- In some people, estrogen or selective estrogen-receptor modifiers
- :: If risk of osteoporosis is high, what can be treatment offered to me?
Osteoporosis can be managed by ensuring all appropriate lifestyle measures are corrected and using medication when appropriate. There is an increasing range of effective treatments, which can be taken in tablet form or given by injections– under the skin or into a vein. The frequency of treatment varies from daily to annually.
- :: geneOmbio Osteoporosis Predictive Genetics Test (RBI)
As part of your Gene Assessment, your genes that play an important role in determining how your body manages bone health are analyzed in Osteoporosis Profile. The best predictive diagnostic method is Genetic Test (RBI). It is important that the results are interpreted by an expert and are taken in conjunction with your individual risk factors.
- :: Are there other tests?
Bone Mineral Densitometry Test serves the purpose of diagnosis of Osteoporosis. There are occasions when the cause of osteoporosis is unclear, so blood tests are carried out to seek any underlying explanation, which frequently can be corrected or treated. In addition, special blood tests indicate the rate of bone turnover, which can be increased in osteoporosis. These markers of bone remodeling also help in the early monitoring of response to treatment. Occasionally, X-rays of the spine are required since in most instances where vertebrae (back bones) are crushed or deformed from osteoporosis, the finding of any abnormality would influence decisions about treatment.
- :: What should I do now?
Resilient bone insurance is a comprehensive Predictive Genetics Test that determines individual’s genetic susceptibility towards Osteoporosis, we advise you to consult with your doctor and ask whether to go ahead for RBI….
