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How to know the condition
of our bone - On previous occasions we already discussed about bone loss without symptoms, where a fatal grow without causing complaints. On this occasion we will discuss how to know the condition of our bones.
To
find out the condition of the bones, we checked it out with the
densitometer, bone mineral density measuring device using DXA technology
or dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. Three main bone Densitometer checking, i.e. spine, thigh and ankle bones, the bones of the hand. These are the three areas that most often suffered broken bones.
DXA technology's newest tool, according to Prof. Ichramsjah, the more accurate in measuring bone density. In
contrast to the previous tools that simply measuring the mass in bone
in or bone, this new tool will also measure the outer bone or bone hard,
because the bone out play an important role in bone loss.
Currently, the number of machines in the Americas already DXA scanner is much more widely available than it used to be. Many
doctors who dispensed this expensive scanner for free as long as the
doctor is willing to participate in a study of osteoporosis drugs, said
Cynthia Pearson, Executive Director of the National Women's Health
Network. In Jakarta alone, not all hospitals have this tool.
However,
the availability of test kits are more than enough apparently did not
make the women in America undergo the examination. Studies conducted by Medicare reveals only 14 percent of their female clients who undergo bone density tests. Half of their clients don't even undergo any inspections for seven years, according to a report of the journal Health Affairs.
We
recommend bone density tests, traveled from the age of 35 years,
because preventing is better than when it began in the late
pramenopause. The goal in order to start saving up calcium. "Osteoporosis can be prevented in the age of pramenopause".