{"id":227,"date":"2017-06-01T16:49:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T20:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/?p=227"},"modified":"2017-08-16T14:47:53","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T18:47:53","slug":"its-always-a-great-time-to-think-about-your-bone-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/2017\/06\/01\/its-always-a-great-time-to-think-about-your-bone-health\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Always a Great Time to Think About Your Bone Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_229\" style=\"width: 198px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-229\" class=\" wp-image-229\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/files\/2017\/08\/Mayer-Catharine-32-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Catharine C. Mayer, MD\" width=\"188\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/files\/2017\/08\/Mayer-Catharine-32-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/files\/2017\/08\/Mayer-Catharine-32-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/files\/2017\/08\/Mayer-Catharine-32-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Author Catharine C. Mayer, MD is a Board-Certified Sports Medicine Physician at Cooper Bone and Joint Institute whose clinical interests include bone health and female athletes.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bones are important. They give our body\u00a0structure and provide support for our\u00a0muscles. They protect our organs and are a\u00a0storage facility for calcium and other micro-nutrients vital to bone and body functions.<\/p>\n<p>Many women (men too) are at risk for\u00a0developing osteoporosis. Osteoporosis\u00a0results from decreased bone mass and\u00a0deterioration of bone quality, increasing risk\u00a0of fractures. In fact, 50 percent women over the\u00a0age of 50 and nearly 25 percent of all men will\u00a0develop an osteoporosis-related fracture\u00a0(also called fragility fracture) of their hip,\u00a0spine, or wrist in their lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>For individuals with a hip fracture, only 40 percent will regain their independence, 20 percent will\u00a0require long-term care, and up to 25 percent hip\u00a0fracture patients die within a year of their\u00a0fracture. Patients with spine or vertebral\u00a0fractures may not fare much better. A single\u00a0spine fracture indicates a much higher risk\u00a0for future fractures at the spine and hip. Vertebral\u00a0fractures also lead to spine deformity,\u00a0stress on organs, and limitations of activity.<\/p>\n<h3>So who\u2019s at risk? We all are!<\/h3>\n<p>Adult women and men continue to lose\u00a0bone mass with progressing age. However,\u00a0there are additional factors that increase the\u00a0risk of developing significant bone loss over\u00a0time. Some of these risk factors include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excessive alcohol or caffeine intake<\/li>\n<li>Tobacco use<\/li>\n<li>Nutritional deficiencies of calcium and Vitamin D<\/li>\n<li>Sedentary lifestyle<\/li>\n<li>Family history of a parental hip fracture<\/li>\n<li>Postmenopausal status in women<\/li>\n<li>Hormone deficiency in men<\/li>\n<li>Underlying medical conditions or\u00a0treatments that lead to bone loss or\u00a0risk of falls<\/li>\n<li>Certain ethnicities \u2013 Hispanic, Asian, Native American, and Caucasian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What you can do about this? Understanding\u00a0your personal risk for bone loss and fracture\u00a0is important. You and your healthcare\u00a0provider can review your risk factors and\u00a0determine if further screening or testing is\u00a0needed. In the meantime, you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Limit your alcohol and caffeine use<\/li>\n<li>Stop smoking<\/li>\n<li>Improve diet to include calcium-rich\u00a0and Vitamin D containing foods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most adults need 1000 -1500 mg of\u00a0calcium daily, which is best obtained\u00a0through diet. Vitamin D can be a bit\u00a0tougher to obtain from foods, but a\u00a0goal of 1000 IU daily is reasonable.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Engage in weight-bearing and muscle-strengthening\u00a0exercise<\/li>\n<li>Start yoga or Tai Chi for balance\u00a0and stability<\/li>\n<li>Minimize trip\/fall hazards in your home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are diagnosed with osteoporosis or\u00a0a fragility fracture, your healthcare provider\u00a0may recommend specific treatments\u00a0that can include formal physical therapy,\u00a0nutrition evaluation, and prescription medications.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Additional References<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National Osteoporosis Foundation: nof.org<\/li>\n<li>National Bone Health Alliance: nbha.org<\/li>\n<li>National Institutes of Health (NIH) \u2013\u00a0Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disease Resource Center: niams.nih.gov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bones are important. They give our body\u00a0structure and provide support for our\u00a0muscles. They protect our organs and are a\u00a0storage facility for calcium and other micro-nutrients vital to bone and body functions. Many women (men too) are at risk for\u00a0developing osteoporosis. Osteoporosis\u00a0results from decreased bone mass and\u00a0deterioration of bone quality, increasing risk\u00a0of fractures. In fact, 50 &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/2017\/06\/01\/its-always-a-great-time-to-think-about-your-bone-health\/\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9,6],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-rmineo","4":"post-227","6":"format-standard","7":"category-general","8":"post_tag-bone-health","9":"post_tag-osteoporosis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227\/revisions\/230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/thesource\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}