Osteoporosis

    Overview

    Osteoporosis is a condition in which the body's production of new bone material does not keep up with the loss of old material, leading to bones becoming weak and/or brittle. Osteoporosis often shows no symptoms until a bone becomes fractured. Treatment includes medications, a healthy diet, and weight-bearing exercise to help prevent bone loss or strengthen already weak bones.

    Bone Health Clinic

    The Bone Health Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic, involving SIU Orthopedics, Internal Medicine (Rheumatology), and Obstetrics & Gynecology. The mission and purpose of this clinic is to provide primary and secondary fracture prevention, as well as bone fragility treatment, care, and education to at-risk patients in the central and southern Illinois area. Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease in humans and represents a significant health issue. It is a costly, and sometimes fatal, disease.

    The Bone Health Clinic seeks to identify patients at risk for fragility fractures and develop a ‘one-stop shop’ system for education and treatment. Once a patient is at risk, the patient’s bone density is scanned using SIU’s DXA (Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) machines, and then the patient is scheduled to see one of the Bone Health Clinics providers. The physicians discuss various treatment options and develop a plan of care specific to each patient, factoring in the patient’s lifestyle habits and family history. The long-term, overall goal of the Bone Health Clinic is to decrease the occurrence of fragility fractures through treatment and education.

    Internal Medicine

    Osteoporosis Clinic at Rheumatology

    Once bones have been weakened by osteoporosis, you may have signs and symptoms that include:

    • Back pain, possibly caused by a fractured or collapsed vertebra
    • Fractures that occur easily at the hip, wrist, and spine
    • Loss of height over time

    SIU Medicine Division of Rheumatology offers comprehensive care for those who have
    Osteoporosis and other bone disorders. Our goal is to evaluate and treat patients as soon
    as possible to avoid symptoms of this silent disease.

    We will begin offering an Osteoporosis Clinic on the first Thursday of every month at the Moy Building

    Our services include: 

    • Prevention screenings
    • Long-term medical therapy and management
    • Educational tools including nutritional counseling, physical therapy and exercises
       

    Osteoporosis Clinic Provider

    Remote video URL

    Our providers

    Profiles

    Janet Albers, MD

    Physician Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Priyanka Bhandari, MD

    Physician Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Careyana Brenham, MD

    Physician Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Caitlen Despain, FNP-BC

    Family Nurse Practitioner Obstetrics and Gynecology
    610 N. Westgate Jacksonville, IL 62650
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    Michal Dynda, MD

    Physician Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Tanner Eiben, DO

    Physician Family Medicine
    612 N. 11th St. Quincy, IL 62301
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    Airn Etherton, FNP-BC

    Certified Nurse Practitioner Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Christopher Gleason, MD

    Physician Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Beenish Hafiz, MD

    Rheumatologist Rheumatology, Internal Medicine
    751 N. Rutledge St. 2nd Floor Springfield, IL 62702
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    Tomonao Hashimoto, MD

    Geriatrician Family Medicine
    319 E Madison St Suite 1F Springfield, IL 62702
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    Madeleine Hoffman, FNP-C

    Certified Nurse Practitioner Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
    751 N. Rutledge St. 2nd Floor Springfield, IL 62702
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    Alexander Hrynewych, MD

    Obstetrician and Gynecologist Obstetrics and Gynecology
    610 N. Westgate Jacksonville, IL 62650
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    Michael Jakoby, MD

    Endocrinologist Endocrinology
    751 N. Rutledge St. 1st Floor Springfield, IL 62702
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    Herman Leung, DO

    Physician Family Medicine
    612 N. 11th St. Quincy, IL 62301
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    Lauri Lopp, MD

    Physician Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Mariam Murtaza Ali, MD

    Endocrinologist Endocrinology
    751 N. Rutledge St. 1st Floor Springfield, IL 62702
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    Theresa Oakley, DMSc, PA-C

    Certified Physician Assistant Family Medicine
    612 N. 11th St. Quincy, IL 62301
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    Jeffrey Olejnik, MD

    Obstetrician and Gynecologist Obstetrics and Gynecology
    610 N. Westgate Jacksonville, IL 62650
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    Sanober Parveen, MD

    Endocrinologist Internal Medicine, Endocrinology
    751 N. Rutledge St. 1st Floor Springfield, IL 62702
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    Rachel Rahman, MD

    Physician Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Sriya Ranatunga, MD

    Rheumatologist Rheumatology, Internal Medicine
    751 N. Rutledge St. 2nd Floor Springfield, IL 62702
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    Alexander Raw, MD

    Obstetrician and Gynecologist Obstetrics and Gynecology
    610 N. Westgate Jacksonville, IL 62650
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    Christopher Smyre, MD

    Physician Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Cynthia Thomas, MD

    Physician Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Carrie Tucker, FNP-BC

    Certified Nurse Practitioner Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Gabriel I. Uwaifo, MD

    Endocrinologist Endocrinology, Internal Medicine
    751 N. Rutledge St. 1st Floor Springfield, IL 62702
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    Vanessa Williams, MD

    Endocrinologist Endocrinology
    751 N. Rutledge St. 1st Floor Springfield, IL 62702

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