Have you had a fracture? Do you have risk factors for Osteoporosis?
The Take Charge of Osteoporosis Program will assist you to look at ways that you can safely and effectively enhance your bone health and ultimately improve your quality of life. This evidence-based Program includes elements that allow participants to develop an understanding of how bones grow and remodel; and how they can actively enhance their bone health and reduce the risk of fractures.
The Program is designed to assist people who:
- Have sustained a facture; and/or
- Have risk factors for Osteoporosis, and/or
- Have a family history of Osteoporosis
- And who wish to take steps to manage their bone health with confidence.
Offered as a workshop, the Program includes:
- What is Osteoporosis?
- Bone loss and factures
- Diagnosing Osteoporosis
- Getting enough calcium
- Vitamin D and bone health
- Exercise for bone health
- Medicines for Osteoporosis
- Goal setting – starting to make changes.
The Program follows a self-management approach and involves participants setting goals based on workshop content and their individual needs.
The Take Charge of Osteoporosis Program is offered in different regions of Tasmania based on demand. To register your interest in participating in a program just call us on 1800 011 041 or register here:
Take Charge of Pain & Osteoporosis
This form is on Take Charge of Pain and Take Charge of Osteoporosis page