May has been proclaimed as National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

Click here to view proclamation

 

 

Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week

October 12-20, 2007

 

October 12-20 every year is the Bone and Joint Decade’s National Action Week.   National Action Week is all about encouraging you to learn more about bone and joint disorders, prevention activities, and treatment options.

 

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World Osteoporosis Day

October 20, 2007

'Beat the Break:Know and reduce your osteoporosis risks' 

 

Following the 'Nutrition' theme in 2006, the "Beat the Break" theme will launch a year of bone health awareness, where individuals will be urged to identify their personal risk for osteoporosis and to take appropriate action to reduce their risks. World Osteoporosis Day is an initiative of the International Osteoporosis Foundation.

 

• In youth, adequate exercise and bone-healthy nutrition are essential to build peak bone mass and reduce the risk of later fracture later in life
• Certain lifestyle actions are harmful to bone health at all ages: smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, poor nutrition or low body weight (eg. anorexia), lack of exercise
• Take positive action by practicing a bone-healthy lifestyle that includes weight-bearing exercise, calcium and vitamin-D rich nutrition
• Recognize whether you have passive risk factors (risk factors which you cannot change, but which you must be aware of – such as family history of osteoporosis, prior fracture, thin build)
• Take the IOF One Minute Osteoporosis Risk Test
• Post-menopausal women should recognize that they are at greatest risk of osteoporosis and be especially aware of their personal risk and what questions to ask their physicians
• Men should be aware that they too are at risk of osteoporosis and that there are special considerations that should be recognized and acted upon
• People who have experienced fractures are at high risk of future fractures and need to be especially vigilant and take appropriate preventative action