American Bone Health has closed. However, on October 1, 2023, we joined forces with the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) so that BHOF could continue offering all of the important programs and services created by American Bone Health. Please visit www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.
Over the last 15 years, the Davis family has learned the importance of bone health. It began with Brenda Davis, the former President of American Bone Health’s Board of Directors. A chance meeting with Lynn Trowbridge, who was then serving on American Bone Health’s Board, prompted Brenda to get a DXA test. “The results showed low bone density,” Brenda says, “and from that point on, I knew that managing the health of my bones had to become a priority.”
Since then, Brenda’s medical journey has included bone health treatments and a DXA scan every other year, as well as a cancer diagnosis. Brenda has also looked back on her own life and identified factors that increased her risk for osteoporosis. She was a world-class competitive swimmer from age 12 to 20, training twice a day for 11 months of the year. “At that time, coaches were not aware that heavy physical exercise altered hormones in young women – especially in the 9-14 age group – and therefore affected the normal growth of bone.”
American Bone Health recently conducted a survey of people whose average age was 65: 68 percent of participants were at moderate to high risk of an osteoporosis-related fracture within the next 10 years. But only 16 percent of the high-risk participants were on an osteoporosis medicine that could reduce their risk of fractures.
In another survey, 62 percent of respondents believe that not knowing the importance of bone health is the biggest barrier to making it a priority. Only 30 percent have a bone health plan in place.
American Bone Health provides programs and services to teach men and women over 45 about their risk of osteoporosis and fractures, and gives them simple steps to take charge of their bone health.
One tool is the American Bone Health Fracture Risk Calculator™. The online calculator asks a set of questions to help assess your level of risk of a fracture in the next 10 years. Then you can take your results to your doctor and speak about the next steps you should take to keep your bones strong.
97 percent of survey participants said their Fracture Risk Calculator results motivated them to act to protect their bones.
Please support our efforts to make bone health a priority for all Americans.
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