Show Notes
Osteoporosis is frequently known as a silent disease because symptoms often don’t show up until there’s a bone fracture.
In this episode, we talk about the importance of building better bone health over your lifetime and why screening and detection are so important.
We also talk about fracture prevention and treatment of Osteoporosis.
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To talk about osteoporosis is Dr Queenie Luu who is a clinical rheumatologist in public and private practice. She launched the Osteoporosis Refracture Prevention and DEXA service at Canterbury hospital and she joins me now.
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