How can Bone Mineral Densitometry help me?

Bone Mineral Densitometry (BMD) or Bone Density is today's established standard for measuring bone mineral density and diagnosing osteoporosis, a condition that often affects women after menopause, but may also be found in men. Osteoporosis involves a gradual loss of calcium, causing bones to become thinner, more fragile and more susceptible to a fracture.

The Osteoporosis Society of Canada recommends that all postmenopausal women and men over 50, be assessed for the presence of risk factors for osteoporosis; in addition, they recommend that ALL people of either sex age 65 and over have at least one Bone Mineral Densitometry exam to rule out osteoporosis.