What is osteopenia?
April 29, 2006 Question My Doctor told me that I have Osteopenia . My BDM is 0.397 T – Score : – 1.6 Can you please explain what this means? Answer Osteoporosis is a loss of bony tissue, resulting in bones that are brittle and liable to break easily (fractures). Osteopenia is a thinning of the bones, but less than is seen with osteoporosis — it is the stage before true osteoporosis. However, the treatment is the same, and may perhaps keep the onset of osteoporosis at bay. It is detected by the patient having a bone density scan performed. T score = 0 no treatment is necessary,T score = 1 treatment should be considered if there are several risk factors,T score = 2.5 his signals Osteoporosis. Treatment is strongly recommended to stop further bone loss. There are three main tasks:1 – Screening by the doctor, 2 – Lifestyle changes by the patient before osteoporosis sets in, 3 – Preventive medication, prescribed by the doctor, taken by the patient. If you do not get enough calcium in your
