Osteoporosis - Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association

• How can we better assess bone strength using non-invasivetechnologies and thus improve identification of patients athigh risk of fracture?• How effective are different drug treatments in preventingfractures in patients with moderately low bone mass?• How long should anti-resorptive therapies be continued,and are there long term side effects as yet unknown?• Are combination therapies useful, and if so, which are theuseful drug combinations and when should they be used?• Can we identify agents that will significantly increase bonemass and return bone structure to normalSummary6566Osteoporosis• Global public health problem• Very common condition among elderly( 1 in 2 for women and 1 in 5 in men )• Fracture can KILL• Can be easily diagnosed and have veryeffective drug treatment• Multidisciplinary approach6768