Mobile DEXA Services, Inc. provides bone mass measurement procedures at your office/community using our fleet of vehicles custom-designed by General Electric Corporation.
Some Osteoporosis facts:
- An estimated 30 million American women either have or are at risk for developing osteoporosis,
- By the year 2020 the number of women affected with osteoporosis is expected to double,
- The average primary care physician sees 54 women a week over the age of fifty. On average, of these 54 women, 30% have osteoporosis,
- A Gallup survey of women ages 45-75 indicates that 3 out of 4 have never spoken to a doctor about osteoporosis,
- 50% of women over age fifty will have some type of osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime,
- Bone mineral density testing is the only practical way to detect low bone mass.
U.S. National Osteoporosis Foundation
Who should have a BMD Test?
- A postmenopausal woman under age 65 with one or more risk factors for osteoporosis.
- A man age 50-70 with one or more risk factors for osteoporosis.
- A woman age 65 or older, even without any risk factors.
- A man age 70 or older, even without any risk factors.
- A woman or man after age 50 who has broken a bone.
- A woman going through menopause with certain risk factors.
- A postmenopausal woman who has stopped taking estrogen therapy (ET) or hormone therapy (HT).
RISK FACTORS
Caucasian or Asian
Personal history of fractures as an adult
Menopause before age 45
Weight less than 127 lbs.
Less than 4 hours of exercise per week
Smokes Cigarettes
More than 2 alcoholic drinks/day
Low Calcium intake (less than 800 mg/day)
Steroid use (more than 7.5 mg/day)
Other drugs known to influence bone loss
What is DEXA?
Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) is the most accurate and advanced test available for measuring bone mass with excellent resolution and reproducible precision. Mineral radiation (less than 1/20 of a chest x-ray) is used to determine the bone density of the spine, hip or wrist. A DEXA test is more sensitive than ordinary x-rays, more accurate than radiograms (radiographic absorptiometry) and can diagnose bone loss at an earlier stage. Safe and painless, the 10 minute DEXA scan is the most reliable test to determine even the earliest stages of bone loss associated with osteoporosis.
Mobile DEXA Services, Inc. is a member of the National Osteoporosis Foundation's
Professional Partners Network®.
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