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DXA Scan

Understanding bone density testing. What a DXA scan measures, how to read your T-score and Z-score, and when to get screened.

Understanding Forearm DEXA Results and What They Mean for Bone Health

Understanding Forearm DEXA Results and What They Mean for Bone Health

A forearm DEXA scan measures the 33% radius, the one forearm site used to diagnose osteoporosis when hip or spine scans can't be read. Here is how to interpret the T-score, Z-score and your report.

Can Back and Leg Pain Be Signs of Osteoporosis?

Can Back and Leg Pain Be Signs of Osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis is often silent, but a spinal compression fracture can cause sudden back pain, height loss, and even leg symptoms. Here is how to tell the signs apart and when to get checked.

Take Action on Your DEXA Scan Results with Proper Follow-Up Care

Take Action on Your DEXA Scan Results with Proper Follow-Up Care

Your DEXA report is only the starting point. Here is how to turn your T-score and FRAX fracture risk into a plan for treatment, nutrition, fall prevention, and your next scan with your doctor.

What Separates Osteopenia from Osteoporosis in Bone Density Testing?

What Separates Osteopenia from Osteoporosis in Bone Density Testing?

A DEXA T-score between -1.0 and -2.4 signals osteopenia, while -2.5 or lower marks osteoporosis. Learn how Z-scores, FRAX risk, and screening intervals shape what happens after your scan.

The Ins and Outs of Trabecular Bone Loss

The Ins and Outs of Trabecular Bone Loss

Trabecular bone loss weakens the spongy bone inside your spine, hip, and wrist, and a standard DXA scan can miss it. See what drives it, which tests go deeper, and how to protect bone strength.

Learn What Your DEXA Scan T-Score Means for Bone Strength

Learn What Your DEXA Scan T-Score Means for Bone Strength

A DEXA T-score compares your bone density with a healthy young adult's. Learn what the numbers mean for fracture risk, how a Z-score differs, how often to rescan, and what Medicare Part B covers.

Postmenopausal Bone Loss: A Scientific Guide to Estrogen and Bone Density

Postmenopausal Bone Loss: A Scientific Guide to Estrogen and Bone Density

Bone breaks down faster than it rebuilds once estrogen falls. This guide explains the biology, how DEXA and FRAX measure risk, and the treatment, nutrition, and exercise steps that help protect bone strength.

In Depth Guide to Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Osteoporosis

In Depth Guide to Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Osteoporosis

Test scores and medical terms can be hard to untangle in a short appointment. Use these questions on diagnosis, medication, monitoring, nutrition, exercise, and home safety to leave your visit with a clear plan.

All About Osteopenia T-Score Medication Thresholds

All About Osteopenia T-Score Medication Thresholds

Osteopenia doesn't always mean medication. Learn how FRAX scores, prior fractures, and risk factors like long-term steroid use decide when drugs make sense and when strength training and nutrition come first.

Everything You Need to Know About Bone Turnover Markers Tests

Everything You Need to Know About Bone Turnover Markers Tests

A bone turnover markers test measures how fast bone is being broken down and rebuilt. Learn what CTX and P1NP show, when doctors order them, how to prepare, and why they can't replace a DEXA scan.

How to Read a DEXA Scan Report: A Practical Guide

How to Read a DEXA Scan Report: A Practical Guide

Your DEXA report packs bone density, T-scores, Z-scores, and sometimes body fat and muscle data onto a few pages. Here is how to read each section, which number sets your diagnosis, and what to ask your doctor.

How Fast Does Osteoporosis Progress? A Timeline Guide

How Fast Does Osteoporosis Progress? A Timeline Guide

Osteoporosis rarely moves in weeks. It moves in years, with the fastest stretch arriving after menopause. Here is the stage-by-stage timeline, the T-score milestones that define each step, and the levers that slow it.