When Debra cracked both a tooth and a bone in her foot in the same year, she thought something was not right. But it wasn't until she sought help from her doctor for brain fog and tiredness due to ...

Bone health evaluation: Here's all you need to know about what are DEXA or Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry scans and should you get this bone density scan DEXA or Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry ...

You have a DEXA scan in the x-ray (radiology) or nuclear medicine department of the hospital. A radiographer or a specially trained technician usually does the scan. It takes about 10 to 20 minutes.

Testing your bone density – how strong your bones are – is the only way to know for sure if you have osteoporosis. This condition causes your bone tissue to break down faster than new tissue can be ...

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