100% Fracture Liaison Service provision - currently 50% in UK. Best efficiency of fracture treatment is prevention of avoidable fragility fractures. @RoyalOsteoPro show service pays several times over. Trying to implement across @NHS_GM @wesstreeting@FF_Network@drphilhammond
The brilliant Lord Black is leading today’s debate in the Lords on the need for more Fracture Liaison Services. They’re missing in half of Trusts and we’re determined to change that. #betterbones
Are you feeling pain from a recent or older spinal fracture? Start these exercises to help with your back pain and keep looking after your bones, you can download the factsheet here: https://t.co/IVJzM0DnGB
#osteoporosis#bonehealth#spinalfractures#exercie#backpain
Fracture Liaison Services are the gold standard for preventing fractures- our FLS standards outline the quality measures required to deliver best practice care. Download them here: https://t.co/V87ItQjn24 #osteoporosis#bonehealth#fls
On this upcoming #WorldOsteoporosisDay, let’s give a great round of applause to Fracture Liaison Services around the world which do such tremendously important work to improve the lives and futures of fracture patients! #CaptureTheFracture
We're breaking the silence - have you heard? This week we've been sharing what the next four years have in store with our new strategy, Breaking the Silence.
Watch our short film for a quick tour of what we have planned and how you can get involved: https://t.co/ouJtQcjKIE
Exercise isn't exactly at the forefront of our minds at this time of year... There are exercises that alleviate the pain of a spinal fracture. View the videos in a playlist here: https://t.co/4QigpE3YN4 #osteoporosis#spinalfractures
Pregnancy associated osteoporosis is a rare condition when bones break easily around the time a woman is giving birth. It’s not currently known what causes it, so we’re conducting the largest ever survey to find out more: https://t.co/c8V9qH2Hox
#osteoporosis
Nurses are central to the care of patients with #osteoporosis & fractures – and play an important role in the effective operation of any Fracture Liaison Service. Learn more in this interview with Josée Delisle, Clinical #Nurse Specialist. @ICNurses
https://t.co/WPCCgXvm1B
If you’re looking for the best types of exercise to build and maintain bone strength, you'll need to find activities that offer both muscle-strengthening exercise and weight-bearing with impact exercise.
Depending on health and fitness levels, you may need to adapt what you do.
Ellie has enjoyed this weeks theme- Rumble in the Jungle. She’s made a book and some binoculars and enjoyed dancing to various animal songs! @CedarsParkPri#woodpeckers#homelearning