Why is Bone Health Important?
1 in 2 women and 1 in 5 men will have a fragility fracture. This is a broken bone after a fall from a standing height or less. Commonly affected bones are the wrist, spine and hip. Low bone density (osteoporosis and osteopenia) can increase the risk of fragility fracture, but both of these conditions are silent: they only cause pain once a bone has broken.
Fragility fractures are never normal, and many can be prevented with safe and effective treatments. Many people are at risk of fragility fractures but don’t know this until they break a bone.
Fracture risk is easy to assess and reduce but only 1 in 3 people in the UK get the correct treatment after a fragility fracture. After 1 year, only 1 in 10 people will be taking effective medicines to prevent more broken bones.
Candover’s Consultant Rheumatologists, offer a specialist bone health service which includes a state-of-the-art bone densitometry scanner (DEXA) which can identify low bone density as well as silent vertebral fractures in people who have lost height. DEXA scanning is fast and painless.
Affordable packages offering:
- DEXA scans plus reports
- blood tests to identify underlying causes of fragility fracture and low bone density
Full consultations packages including:
- a DEXA scan
- blood tests
- a consultation to discuss personalised fracture risk, holistic lifestyle advice and self-management with and without medication are available
Many insurance companies will cover initial consultation costs and tests.
Intravenous zoledronate infusions are available at Candover Clinic. Teriparatide and romosozumab, injectable treatments for osteoporosis that build new bone are also available.
Contact us now to book an appointment with one of our Consultant Rheumatologists. For more information about each consultant and the consultation fees they charge self-funding patients, please click here to view the consultant page.