Osteoporosis and Fall Prevention Festival returns

Osteoporosis and Fall Prevention Festival returns

This year’s event will be held in-person for the first time and provide awareness and education.   SATA CommHealth, in collaboration with Kampong Chai Chee AAC/SCEC, is holding the second edition of the Osteoporosis and Fall Prevention Festival 2022 on November...
Osteoporosis risk reduction is “as easy as CDE”

Osteoporosis risk reduction is “as easy as CDE”

Final-year NTU students promote prevention through challenges, activities and reminders.   Fragility fractures for Singaporean women as a result of osteoporosis, a bone disease characterised by decreased bone strength, are among the highest in Asia. As such an...
A fracture every three seconds worldwide

A fracture every three seconds worldwide

Older adults are encouraged to be aware of osteoporosis risk factors and to consult doctors if at risk.   Marine fractured her spine while bending to help her disabled mother. Lo Lan broke her hip after tripping over a loose carpet in her home. Both women have...
Don’t miss the signs of a breaking spine

Don’t miss the signs of a breaking spine

Up to 70 percent of vertebral fractures don’t come to clinical attention.   Osteoporosis, a disease which causes bones to become weak and fragile, is the cause of broken bones in approximately one in three women and one in five men aged over 50 worldwide. Spine...
A hard lesson to learn

A hard lesson to learn

A 65-year-old had a bad fracture five years ago and looking back, she wished she could have done things differently.   Five years ago, Cheong Wai Fun (below) had a hip fracture as there was clutter in her home and a chair was in her way. It took not one, but two...
Avoid a fracture

Avoid a fracture

Early action to protect bone health is encouraged instead of delaying till after the first bone fracture.   BY: Eleanor Yap   Singapore has the highest number of osteoporotic fractures in Asia yet many post-menopausal women are leaving it to after they have...