Challenges and Opportunities in Managing Osteoporosis Care

Osteoporosis, a potentially devastating and debilitating disease, is a public health threat in the United States, as pointed out by Surgeon General Richard Carmona.¹ Osteoporosis and the fractures it causes have significant physical consequences, including limited mobility, deformity, and chronic pain, as well as functional limitations, such as a loss of independence. Fractures and osteoporosis also have serious psychosocial outcomes that can include anxiety, depression, loss of self-esteem, and the lack of rewarding social roles.

Osteoporosis, a potentially devastating and debilitating disease, is a public health threat in the United States, as pointed out by Surgeon General Richard Carmona.¹ Osteoporosis and the fractures it causes have significant physical consequences, including limited mobility, deformity, and chronic pain, as well as functional limitations, such as a loss of independence. Fractures and osteoporosis also have serious psychosocial outcomes that can include anxiety, depression, loss of self-esteem, and the lack of rewarding social roles.

Osteoporosis, a potentially devastating and debilitating disease, is a public health threat in the United States, as pointed out by Surgeon General Richard Carmona.¹ Osteoporosis and the fractures it causes have significant physical consequences, including limited mobility, deformity, and chronic pain, as well as functional limitations, such as a loss of independence. Fractures and osteoporosis also have serious psychosocial outcomes that can include anxiety, depression, loss of self-esteem, and the lack of rewarding social roles.