Osteoporosis

Bone density tests are fast, relatively inexpensive, and a far better way of finding out you have osteoporosis than after you break a bone. Different tests are described in this article.

Because osteoporosis often causes no symptoms at all until a fall snaps a bone, the only way to tell if you have it is via a bone mineral density test. This procedure is advised for anyone over 50 who has suffered a fracture and all women over 65. Right now, the test involves lying on your back while the arm of a special X-ray device moves over your body to measure the thickness of various bones.