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Exercise helps to maintain bone strength, proper posture and core stability while building endurance and enhancing balance and coordination, Ernie Schramayr writes

The global approach to rehabilitation following an osteoporotic fragility fracture: A review of the rehabilitation working group of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) committee of scientific advisors D. Pinto1,2 · M. Alshahrani1,3 · R. Chapurlat4 · T. Chevalley5 · E. Dennison6 · B. M. Camargos7 · A. Papaioannou8 · S. Silverman9 · J.‐F. Kaux10 ·…

DR. EARL BOGOCH APPOINTED THE INAUGURAL HOLDER OF THE BROOKFIELD CHAIR IN FRACTURE PREVENTION November 19, 2020 PRESS RELEASE TORONTO, November 19, 2020 – Dr. Earl Bogoch has been appointed the inaugural holder of the Brookfield Chair in Fracture Prevention. Dr. Famida Jiwa, President & CEO, Osteoporosis Canada is pleased to announce that Dr. Earl Bogoch…

Ontario Telemedicine Network Fracture Screening Initiative at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre July 2020 In January 2020, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) saw the introduction of a new method of reaching patients who are eligible to be screened through the Fracture Screening and Prevention Program (FSPP), the flagship secondary fracture prevention program…

Having Caregiving Responsibilities Affects Management of Fragility Fractures and Bone Health July 2020 In a recent publication we examined how caregiving responsibilities were associated with, and possibly impacted by, the fracture experience and the resulting management of bone health. We conducted a secondary analysis of six qualitative studies to understand caregiver responsibilities and the relationship…

A case study on assessing patients’ risk for osteoporosis, facilitating proactive care July 2020 Background: 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men will suffer from an osteoporotic fracture during their lifetime.1 Despite guidelines being available for disease management, screening for the risk of the disease to delay progression is not often conducted on…

Staying Balanced with Taichi July 2020 Take action to make sure you are staying fracture-free and are taking care of your bone health. Ensure that your home environment is free of clutter and any obstacles and take care when walking outdoors. Engage in falls prevention activities. Reducing fall risk is an important way to reduce…

January 2020 Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin Email Each year in London Ontario, there are approximately 400 fragility hip fractures, acutely cared for across two teaching hospital sites. Currently, London does not have a citywide fracture liaison service addressing the needs of hip fracture patients. As such, most patients with hip fracture were not getting investigated…

January 2020 Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin Email Dr. Judi Laprade, Bone Fit™ Lead Trainer and Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto, was recently awarded the School of Rehabilitation Therapy Distinguished Alumni Award from Queen’s University. The Award recognizes one graduate annually from each of the Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy,…

January 2020 Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin Email At the end of November, Dr. Steve Richie retired from his full-time orthopaedic surgeon practice in Brantford. It is a career he says has “been great and fabulous” and he leaves with some ambivalent feelings. Dr. Richie became keenly aware of osteoporosis back in 1995 when he heard…