31/10/2025
🦴 Osteoporosis 🦴
Recently I had a patient who was hesitant to see me due to their diagnosis of Osteoporosis and a family member suggested it wouldn't be safe to treat. This post is to educate anyone who is unsure as to if Osteopaths can help with this.
Osteoporosis is defined as low bone mineral density, meaning the honeycomb structure that makes up your bones (trabeculae) is more porous and therefore more at risk of fractures.
Like any other living tissue bones want to be stimulated, so loading those tissues is going to really help, like walking or light resistance exercise. When we don't load them they begin to degrade and become brittle and this causes problems.
Osteopathy is a great and VERY safe way to be treated and educated about how to improve and may be reverse your condition. We would avoid certain techniques so not to create more damage or pain for the patient.
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