After having a bone density test, I don't completely understand the results and I would like help to know where my results fall on the chart. My test results are as follows:
Left Femoral Neck T-score is -0.8 and my Right Femoral Neck T-score is -0.5
I don't have a good understanding of negative numbers so any help would be appreciated.
There is an explanation - with an illustration - on the American Bone Health website - americanbonehealth.org/abou...
If you need more help interpreting, call the ABH Hotline 888-266-3015. Someone will call you back.
Thank you yogalibrarian. I will check out the information you have given me.
My scores are only in the Osteopenic range, but I've had 4 spine fractures which I don't understand.
Unfortunately, poemsgalore, t-scores don't give the full picture, with bone density and bone strength not necessarily being the same thing. My t-scores are -3.6 (spine) and -2.5 (hip) yet I haven't fractured. The risk of future fracture is much more strongly related to having already fractured than to having low t-scores.
Has your doctor offered to have those fractures supported by an outpatient procedure where a fluid medical compound is injected around the fracture and then hardens to form a permanent cast so the fractures don't collapse and cause pain? Vertebral fractures don't always mean something has been snapped into pieces.
The t-scores are a statistical construction that shows your bone density relative to a 30-year old with similiar characteristics (gender, race, etc.) It is a factor in fracture, but not the whole picture. Although osteoporosis and osteopenia are defined by those numbers, having an osteopenic fracture, moves you into the osteoporisis category. And, yes, people with t-scores in the osteopenic range can have fractures.
Does your local hospital offer FRACTURE LIAISON SERVICES (FLS) to help you figure out what to do next? Check the link to info on those services. capturethefracture.org/frac...
You can also call the American Bone Health Hotline 888-266-3015. (Someone will call you back.)
Good luck. It all probably feels scary and confusing. But there are resources out there to help.
I found a lady on youtube who talks about this her name is Janice she has an osteoporosis
video called Pearls with Janice where she mentions how she saw her scores and then naturally did a program to get a good score in a yr I believe with a weight vest and good diet she turned it around. see also http:nykweightvest.com she loved the way it made her wt workouts so easy
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