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Interesting article - combining calcium and vit d
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: 2 hours ago | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
@babs10 just read this in medical news today. Once again, seems like we really don’t have complete knowledge yet of dealing with bone health. Meds, supplements, high impact exercise, weight training, which ones, which combination. Then there is “testing”; bone markers or not, nutrition testing, DEXA accurate or not, once a year or not. FRAX score important or not ( no FRAX for me as I have one hip replacement). Then there is HRT or not. Many are using it with great results. Medicine is a creative field, and all patients are different and we all have different health needs depending on our conditions but it seems like we are just throwing darts to see what sticks!
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@jozer, That does seem to be the case. The FRAX score is important for most in order to get an idea of fracture risk. I'd make a very strong case for bone turnover marker testing to establish a baseline and as a way to see if a particular treatment is working. If a doctor refused that, I'd walk straight out of the office. My understanding is that increased bone density is slow and that makes once a year too soon so insurance companies pay every 2 years. However, if I wanted to know sooner, I'd pay out of pocket for the scan after getting a good faith estimate ahead of time which prevents them from over billing.