Osteoporosis causes your bones to become brittle. Unfortunately, however, you can’t feel your bones getting weaker, and there are often no warning signs of osteoporosis. But you canA great first step is to get preventive bone screenings — known as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, or DXA, scans — to help you change the path of this disease. DXA scans are a powerful tool for predicting fractures. And they are fast, easy, noninvasive and painless to perform.
Post on Social! We’ve prepared posts for Twitter, Facebook and Instagram that you can simply copy and paste to share on your social channels. You can even download our three images to use in the posts as well:I’m pledging to get my DXA scan to better understand my risk of #osteoporosis. Share this post to encourage your loved ones to get a DXA scan too! #YesYouScan