Non-pharmacologic approaches to treating osteoporosis

Freepik
Osteoporosis is the result of a lifetime of choices rather than a disease of older age. To prevent osteoporosis, it is incumbent upon practitioners to have discussions with our patients, whether young or old, female or male, with overt risk factors or without. Bone loss is an avoidable consequence of dietary, exercise, and hormonal aberrations, and providers can make the difference by addressing the subject at every patient encounter. Currently, over 50 million Americans have osteopenia or…