There is something misleading when Atia says that a shockingly high proportion of people who break a hip or fracture a spine vertebrae die within one year. Many if not most of the people in this statistic are already old and fragile frequently in old age facilities. They don’t die from the hip fracture but rather from the complications that result. if you are otherwise reasonably healthy fractures of the hip and spine are not lethal even for seniors. Otherwise, I agree both with getting a DEXA scan and taking early preventative lifestyle adjustments that he recommends. While it is difficult to avoid a spinal fracture if you have low bone density you can minimise your risk of a hip fracture through strength exercises, flexibility and balance work. Most hip fractures result from falls so the goal should be to eliminate falls as well as building bone mass.
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Got my Dexa booked in a few weeks. Looking forward to it and yes, I booked after reading Outlive :)))
Also, TBS or bone quality is of the utmost importance for bone strenght. It seems more important than the density...
Interesting, many thanks. Looking forward to my progress scan later in the year.
There is something misleading when Atia says that a shockingly high proportion of people who break a hip or fracture a spine vertebrae die within one year. Many if not most of the people in this statistic are already old and fragile frequently in old age facilities. They don’t die from the hip fracture but rather from the complications that result. if you are otherwise reasonably healthy fractures of the hip and spine are not lethal even for seniors. Otherwise, I agree both with getting a DEXA scan and taking early preventative lifestyle adjustments that he recommends. While it is difficult to avoid a spinal fracture if you have low bone density you can minimise your risk of a hip fracture through strength exercises, flexibility and balance work. Most hip fractures result from falls so the goal should be to eliminate falls as well as building bone mass.
Do you have facilities in USA? I live between Philadelphia and Baltimore
We are only in the UK, I'm afraid :(