OSTEOPOROSIS CENTER

OF THE FIVE TOWNS

Cedarhurst, NY

Bones wearing you down?
Let the OSTEOPOROSIS CENTER come to the rescue!


Osteoporosis is a quiet disease -- without the horrible drama of heart disease or cancer. But it is a debilitating disease that affects millions of people every year. It can affect the quality of your life drastically. It is a disease that causes bones to become fragile and more likely to break. If undetected, it advances silently and without symptoms -- until a bone breaks.

As we become older, our bones can lose heft or density. Their cushioning and resilience lessens. The impact of small falls or missteps can cause a brittle bone to break.

Breaks, or fractures,can occur anywhere, but are most worrisone when they occur in the hip or the spine. A fracture of one of these vital bones will put you out of commission for far too long. It will put you in the hospital and will ususally require surgery. Fractures of the spine or vertebrae can also cause back pain, deformity (hunched backs, for instance) and loss of height.

Osteoporosis generally affects people of middle age or older. Women are more likely than men to suffer from this disease, although men are not immune. But this disease is not an inevitability as you grow older, because

With early detection, osteoporosis can be prevented. If is is already present, it can be treated and stopped in its tracks.

Are you at risk for this desease?
Gender, age, lifestyle and heredity may put you at a greater risk for this desease. Your doctor will ask you questions related to family background, your own medical history (including medications you may be taking).

To determine if you have osteoporosis or may be at risk for the disease, your doctor will ask you a variety of questions about your lifestyle and medical history. Your doctor will want to know if anyone in your family has suffered from osteoporosis or if they have fractured bones.

Based on a comprehensive medical assessment, your doctor may recommend that you have your bone mass measured by having a bone density test. These tests will measure your bone density at critical sites in your body.

. The Osteoporosis Center of the Five Towns uses the Lunar DPX Bone Densitometer.

The Lunar DPX Bone Densitometer provides for a comfortable, safe, and accurate examination. It typically takes only a few minutes of resting fully dressed on the densitometer. Test results are available quickly.

The Osteoporosis Center is conveniently located in Cedarhurst,(Long Island) N.Y. (There is ample parking available.) Our warm and friendly staff will make you feel comfortable and at ease.

Osteoporosis Center of the Five Towns
660 Central Avenue
Suite 2
Cedarhurst, NY 11516
Tel:(516)374-7122
Fax:(516)374-4088

To learn more about Osteoporosis, here are some additional sites you may want to examine:

Doctor's Guide to the Internet - Osteoporosis

National Osteoporosis Foundation