SERVICES - BONE MINERAL DENSITY
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Osteoporosis, often known as brittle bones, affects one in four women and one in eight men over the age of 50. Most insurance carriers pay for periodic bone density screening as a tool to reduce the risk of fractures. Patients taking certain medications may be at a higher risk for developing bone thinning. Your physician can prescribe one of several medications to treat osteoporosis. Chapel Hill Internal Medicine has been performing bone density screens for more than a year using the newest technology with less radiation than you would be subjected to by a chest x-ray. The test is painless, and our certified technicians will use every effort to insure your comfort during the test.