Join us on GivingTuesday for one or more of our Bone Chats! We’ll be talking to experts throughout the day about a number of issues concerning the bone health community. For every person who attends our Bone Chats LIVE, our CEO, Claire Gill, and Board Member, Charles Lawrence, will make a donation in your honor! You can support us on #GivingTuesday just by participating!
It’s Working: My Three-Fold Approach to Osteoporosis
I’m Victoria, 70 years old and a lucky, lucky person. I live on California’s Central Coast, one of the most salubrious places on the planet. Mild weather enables me to enjoy vigorous 1-2 hour walks and 2 mile swims in outdoor pools. Farmers’ markets are plentiful, and local wines are award winning. So here I am, slim, a disciplined exercise-person, with an impeccable healthy diet. I am a registered dietitian doing everything we’re told is good to help prevent osteoporosis. Then lo-and-behold, I was diagnosed with osteoporosis, not just osteoporosis, but severe osteoporosis with extreme risk for a fracture by sneezing or bending over to put on my shoes. What? Seriously? How can that be?
Bone Basics: Vertebral Fractures
Your spinal column has 33 small bones (vertebrae) stacked up from skull to tailbone. Vertebrae protect your spinal cord, support your head, and attach to muscles and tendons so you can move. Normal vertebrae are shaped a bit like marshmallows. Inside, they are filled with a branching honeycomb of tiny connected bones.