Kessler, George J.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2000
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Nu KesslerWesler, Jayne M.
Summary: You've been diagnosed with osteopenia or osteoporosis. Now what? Have you been told to take medication? Do you know the risks and discomfort of those medications? Do you know that approximately 80% of patients are unable to stay on the medications for the recommended amount of time, thus erasing the alleged benefits? Are you aware that medication offers no significant protection against...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Provides information about risk factors of osteoporosis and the life-style changes needed to offset them, discusses calcium intake and supplements and other dietary needs, hormone replacement therapies, the drugs used to treat osteoporosis, and surgical options, and suggests coping strategies for those suffering from the disease.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics, Inc. 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.7 OSTRoot, Leon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2004
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Wom RootAlexander, Ivy M.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.7 ALEBonnick, Sydney Lou.
Summary: The Osteoporosis Handbook, which has already helped thousands of people prevent and treat this disease, has now been updated with the most current medical information available.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Taylor Pub. Co. 2000
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.1 BONKnopf, Karl G.
Summary: Presents an exercise program of more than one hundred low-impact exercises, with detailed fitness plans and illustrations of movements designed to increase mobility, lower risk of injury, improve balance, and prevent bone loss.--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Fit KnopfAli, Naheed
Summary: "Naheed Ali does it again in his new book on osteoporosis. Offering readers insight into symptoms, treatment, risk factors, prevention, and outcomes, he provides a one-stop spot for all your questions surrounding osteoporosis"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Wom AliMaddern, Jan.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Fair Winds Press 2002
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7046 MADSummary: Osteoporosis eats away at bones, leaving them dangerously weak-and there is no specific age group, gender, or ethnicity that is immune from it. What causes such debilitating deterioration, and what can be done to resist it? This program describes the symptoms of osteoporosis while providing information on medications such as raloxifene, Fosamax, Actonel, and calcitonin. The importance of good...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
View online at AVOD
Summary: This program introduces viewers to osteoporosis through a scenario involving a post-menopausal Caucasian woman who has never given birth and has a family history of severely depleted bone density. Topics include the wide spectrum of risk factors, diagnostic procedures, and approaches to osteoporosis management through dietary supplements, moderate weight-bearing exercise, hormone replacement...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011