DEXA (BONE DENSITY) SERVICES

EFP is able to test a patient’s bone density right here at our office.

Medical tests are available which can measure bone density safely and painlessly. These tests, known as Bone Mineral Density Test (BMD tests) or bone mass measurements, use small amounts of radiation to determine the bone density of the spine, hip, wrist, or heel. Routinely used x-rays, while they can detect breaks in bone, are not sensitive enough to detect osteoporosis until 25 to 40 percent of bone mass has been lost—by this time the disease is well advanced.

Bone density tests are able to provide you with information on your bone health sooner and can detect problems earlier than an ordinary x-ray can.

If you would like to find out more about Bone Density testing, please call our office at 754-3863.

FREE HEEL SCREENING!!
If you are concerned about osteoporosis--Call our office to find out when the next FREE Heel Screening is scheduled for.