Frax tool calculator

For example, if you use the calculator for the United States the results could be skewed to white females. If you are non-white, you may need to adjust or normalize your T Score and enter that adjusted score in the calculator. I have prepared a second video tutorial on how to do this. You will locate the adjustment tool online at the following location. If you want to normalize your T-score, click on the URL.

Note that the website is a bit dated and the tool you will use is based on Adobe Flash. You might need to install this software into your browser to get the normalization tool to work. Pay attention to the smaller box of the two boxes. In the smaller box, all the calculations that you see in the big box are done for you automatically.

In the little box, choose the ethnicity and the sex that best describes you. I chose Hispanic woman as an example, and then in the little box above T-score, place the T-score that appeared in your bone density test results. Convert by clicking on the convert arrow.

You will receive the T-score that is most representative of a white-referenced female. The You place that in the box asking you for your T-score. Then complete your FRAX calculator to get your score. Usage of the FRAX score interpretation and online tool presented in this article has been generously provided by the International Osteoporosis Foundation.

I would like to thank the IOF for allowing me to present this important information to clinicians worldwide. For more information, check out my Osteoporosis Guidelines.

Exercise Plans. Balance Exercise. Activities of Daily Living. Exercise Recommendations for Osteoporosis The FRAX calculator estimates your risk of a fracture and is used by clinicians to prescribe an osteoporosis treatment plan. I cover important topics related to osteoporosis exercise including: Can exercise reverse osteoporosis? Stop the stoop — how to avoid kyphosis and rounded shoulders.

Key components of an osteoporosis exercise program. Key principles of bone building. Exercises you should avoid if you have osteoporosis. Yoga and osteoporosis — should you practice yoga if you have osteoporosis? Core strength and osteoporosis — why is core strength important if you have osteoporosis? Enter Your Email Address. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Have you ever taken prednisone or steroid pills for 3 months or longer? Or very high doses of inhaled steroids for extended periods of time? Inflammation around the joints causes bone loss; pain leads to reduced activity. Enter "Yes" if you have Rheumatoid Arthritis. Enter "No" if you have other kinds of arthritis, such as osteoarthritis. Low insulin levels in childhood or adolescence may lead to weaker bones and an increased risk of fractures in adulthood.

Excess blood sugar affects collagen in the bones, making them brittle and more likely to break. Diabetes medicines also increase fracture risk.

You are also at an increased risk of falling and fracturing because of blood sugar levels, declining vision, associated peripheral neuropathy and nerve damage.

Check all that apply. If no medical conditions, click next. Genetics is one of the most important factors that determine your risk of fractures. Family history of broken bones means you are at higher risk. Have you broken bones with little impact, such as a trip or fall from level ground, since age 45?

If you have a spine fracture, you are four times as likely to have another spine fracture. How old are you? Man Woman. Are you a man or a woman? A prior clinical vertebral fracture or a hip fracture is an especially strong risk factor.

The probability of fracture computed may therefore be underestimated. Fracture probability is also underestimated with multiple fractures. These risk factors appear to have a dose-dependent effect, i. This is not taken into account and the computations assume average exposure.

Clinical judgment should be used for low or high exposures. RA is a risk factor for fracture. However, osteoarthritis is, if anything, protective. For this reason reliance should not be placed on a patient's report of 'arthritis' unless there is clinical or laboratory evidence to support the diagnosis. Egton Medical Information Systems Limited has used all reasonable care in compiling the information but make no warranty as to its accuracy.

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