Preventive examinations for osteoporosis will be carried out at the District Information Center on October 25. This was announced by the press center of the Municipality of Burgas
Osteoporosis is known as the silent killer of the bones of the human body. The disease affects women much more, mostly over 50 years of age. In the last 20 years, medicine worldwide has been applying various methods for the prevention of the disease.
Osteoporosis is known as the silent killer of the bones of the human body. The disease affects women much more, mostly over 50 years of age. In the last 20 years, medicine worldwide has been applying various methods for the prevention of the disease.
Burgas residents will have the opportunity to be examined for osteoporosis and receive useful consultation from a specialist. Preventive examinations will be carried out on October 25, Wednesday, from 09:00 to 12:00 at the Regional Information Center on "Trapezitsa" Street (next to the railway station).
The review includes combined body composition and bone density tests. Visitors will be able to hear the "Learn Your Osteoporosis Risk" talk, as well as determine their personal risk factors with the International Osteoporosis Foundation test and the World He alth Organization test. The combined body composition - bone density tests are priced at BGN 20 and are carried out after prior registration by calling 0884 71 44 39.
The research on osteoporosis is part of the global campaign "Save your bones - Protect your future". It is organized by the Association "Women without Osteoporosis" - a member of the International Osteoporosis Foundation - IOF, with the assistance of the "Social Activities, He alth Care and Sports" Directorate of the Municipality of Burgas.
World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), observed every year on October 20, is a year-long campaign aimed at raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and related bone diseases. It aims to put osteoporosis at the forefront of the global he alth issue, reaching with its messages he alth professionals, the media, responsible persons and institutions, as well as the general public.
The World Osteoporosis Day campaign calls on people to take timely action to protect their bone and muscle he alth so they can enjoy a good quality of life and independence from the care of others in later years. She also appeals to he alth authorities and medical professionals to preserve the bone he alth of people in the communities where they work. Despite the many effective treatment options, osteoporosis often remains undiagnosed and untreated. By bridging the gap between timely diagnosis and treatment, he alth professionals, authorities and he althcare facilities can work together to reduce the human and socioeconomic burden of fragility fractures.
Specifically, the campaign for World Osteoporosis Day - 2017 will invite people to "Save Your Bones - Protect Your Future" to:
- Promotes osteoporosis awareness and understanding of the enormous toll osteoporosis takes on an individual's future if left undiagnosed and untreated.
- Expands understanding of the relationship between osteoporosis and fractures, which can be a major cause of disability and premature death in the elderly.
- Encourages people to recognize their risk factors and first fracture, seeking testing and treatment when needed to protect their long-term future.
- Supports bone-he althy nutrition and exercise as paramount to good bone he alth, as well as understanding the role of calcium, good nutrition, and regular exercise during childhood and adolescence when bones are developing.
- Lobbying for preventive care worldwide to enable he alth professionals and authorities to "close" the gap between early diagnosis and treatment by critically addressing cases of underdiagnosis and untimely or lack of treatment, lack of Linked care for fractures to systematically identify and treat high-risk patients, as well as non-adherence to treatment.
