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Livingston, NJ - The Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center’s (ACC) Osteoporosis Center is celebrating Osteoporosis Month by offering programs, information, awareness and daisies. Patients will be treated to beautiful Gerber daisies after their DEXA scan or Osteoporosis Center appointment during the month of May.
Pictured below at the weekly class are local residents participating in a Project Healthy Bones class.
Programs:
Project Healthy Bones Class, May 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 18, 26, 28 - Help decrease bone loss, increase bone density and improve strength, balance and flexibility. A peer-led low impact exercise and education program, each session includes exercises to improve strength, balance and flexibility, and education on nutrition, safety, drug therapy and lifestyle related to osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis Support Group Meeting, Thursday, May 13, 11:30 - 12:30 p.m.
Abby Blaustein, Registered Dietician at the Siegler Center for Integrative Medicine at the ACC, will discuss nutrition and its impact on bone health.
How Strong Are Your Bones? Monday, May 24, 11 a.m.
Do you know what your bone density results mean? What is low bone density and what can you do about it? Get answers to these questions and more at our monthly educational program.
You Know Your T-score, but What About Your FRAX? Thursday, May 27th, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Marjorie M. Luckey, MD, Medical Director, Saint Barnabas Osteoporosis Center
In celebration of National Osteoporosis Awareness Month, the Saint Barnabas Osteoporosis Center is pleased to present this program about FRAX (fracture risk assessment)—the newest revolution in the osteoporosis field. Learn how FRAX can help you and your doctor make better decisions about your osteoporosis treatment.
To register or for information for any of these programs, please call 973.322.7830
Osteoporosis is a disease that can be passed on through generations. Men, women and anyone with a family history are encouraged to get screened for osteoporosis. Known as “the silent
disease,” osteoporosis is a serious condition that causes bones to become thin, brittle and easily broken. Nearly half of all women and twenty percent of all men will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime. Osteoporosis can impair an individual’s ability to walk unassisted and often results in prolonged or permanent disability, institutionalization or death.
“Fortunately, with healthy behaviors like performing weight bearing exercises, having a balanced diet rich in calcium and vitamin D, avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol, and having bone density testing and medications when needed, this condition is largely preventable for most people,” said Susan Allison, RN, Osteoporosis Center at the ACC.
A 2008 survey conducted by the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) found that “almost 80 percent of Americans 45 and older do not believe osteoporosis is a risk factor in broken bones; 40 percent of women and 60 percent of men age 45 and older have little or no concern about their bone health; and almost half of Americans age 45 and older are not aware that a fracture and a broken bone are the same.”
Men and women—especially those with a family history of osteoporosis—are urged to recognize their risk and get a bone density (DXA) scan, which is covered by Medicare for both men and women age 65 and over.
The Osteoporosis Center at the Ambulatory Care Center and NOF, encourage both men and women to get screened for osteoporosis. Please call 973.322.7430 for more information about the programs being held to celebrate Osteoporosis Month at the ACC and also the services provided at the Saint Barnabas Osteoporosis Center.
Date: May 3, 2010
Contact: Angela
M. Kessler
Director, Public Relations and Marketing
(p)
973-322-7327
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