Assess your risk

Contact us and we will calculate your risk and your need to consider haveing a DXA Scan.
FRAX is an online risk calculator which is used to guide your risk of Osteoporosis.

Look at some of the most important factores to be aware of, but remember these are only a guide.
It is still possible to have osteoporosis with few if any risk factors. This is why DXA scans are so important.

• I am a post-menopausal woman.
• I have a small, thin frame.
• I am a female.
• I am or was a smoker.
• I do not regularly participate in bone-building exercises like walking, dance aerobics, weight training, or jogging.
• I am a moderate to heavy drinker (more than one drink a day on average for women; more than two for men).
• I have or have had an eating disorder such as bulimia or anorexia.
• As a child, I ate very few high-calcium foods.
• My diet is low in calcium rich foods such as milk, cheese, and yogurt.
• A parent, grandparent, or sibling of mine had or has osteoporosis.
• I went through menopause before age 50.
• I have been through menopause and am not taking hormones.
• I am taking or have taken steroid (like Prednisone), antiseizure medications (like Epilim), or excessive amounts of thyroid medication (like Eltroxin).