Overview

• Just 1% of men in a recent OSU Wexner Medical Center survey cited bone density as a health concern despite two million having osteoporosis and 16 million having osteopenia.
• Experts caution that without resistance training in their 30s and beyond, men can lose up to 3% of bone mass annually after age 30.
• Public health campaigns during Men’s Health Awareness Month are promoting bone density testing and early lifestyle interventions.
• Physicians recommend men start discussing bone health with their doctors by age 30 to detect and prevent silent bone degradation.
• For fractures caused by osteoporosis, minimally invasive procedures such as kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty restore vertebral stability and relieve pain.