After Debra cracked both a tooth and a bone in her foot in the same year, a scan revealed she had osteopenia. We explain how ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: The results for my last bone density test show not only a T-score but also a Z-score. For my spine (L1 through L4), the T-score is -3.4, while the Z-score is -1.4. Can you please ...

Dear Dr. Roach: The results for my last bone density test show not only a T-score but also a Z-score. For my spine (L1 through L4), the T-score is -3.4, while the Z-score is -1.4. Can you please ...

Calcium and weight-bearing exercise are key to bone health. This article lists ways to improve bone density and minimize ...

Turns out that low bone density, by which osteopenia is interchangeably referred, is pretty common: An estimated 40 million Americans have the condition, with about one-third of a ...

However, among participants who used the device at least 3 times per week (per protocol population), statistically significant improvements in vertebral bone strength (-0.48% vs -2.84% for ...

Low bone mineral density may be a risk factor for developing cirrhosis, according to study findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. In the Hong Kong Osteoporosis ...

My T-score was now -1.7. Three years later, my T-score was back to -1.9, so in 2009, for the second treatment, I restarted Actonel but switched to Boniva in February 2010 for a total of four years ...