The National Osteoporosis Foundation and NY Physical Therapy & Wellness are teaming up to host an informative and engaging webinar, Helping to Prevent and Manage Osteoporosis with Physical Therapy. In the presentation, Dr. Garry Kushnir, PT, DPT of NY Physical Therapy & Wellness will discuss some possible causes of osteoporosis, various treatment options, how physical therapy can help improve bone density and the role that strengthening your core, lower extremities and trunk can play in helping to prevent and treat osteoporosis. While osteoporosis can potentially harm any of our body’s bones, we will focus on the spine and prevention of posture loss.

The National Osteoporosis Foundation has joined a group of 80+ organizations that have signed an Open Letter to lawmakers and committed to work with HHS, Congress and states on commonsense health reforms centered on patients and people with disabilities, while tackling affordability and nondiscrimination.

Drs. Adi Cohen and Elizabeth Shane are conducting a two-year treatment study for premenopausal women with idiopathic (unexplained) osteoporosis. This study will evaluate the efficacy of treatment with one year of romosozumab followed by one year of denosumab in premenopausal women with idiopathic osteoporosis. This an open-label study and not a randomized trial; all participants will receive both active treatments.