Video breaks down many questions involving bone health after a spinal cord injury

If you have a physical disability, you are at a higher risk for osteoporosis. For people with spinal cord injuries, it can be an especially common and difficult issue. Did you know about the risk? What should you be doing to keep your bones healthy and decrease your risk for fractures? Dr. Susan Ott, MD, professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington, specializes in research and clinical treatments for metabolic bone disease, such as osteoporosis. She believes it is important for patients to understand why SCI is so harmful to bones. While fracture risk remains high and more research is needed about how to solve the problem of bone loss in SCI, Dr. Ott provides some advice about things you can do to help your bones. She also discusses some new findings on the horizon that give some hope for the future.

You can watch this 63-minute video HERE.