5.Lifestyle Risk Factors
If you don’t get much physical activity, your bones get weaker over time. Drinking more than two alcoholic beverages a day ups your risk, as does tobacco use.
6.Treatment
Your doctor can prescribe a medication that prevents bone loss or builds up new bone. Some of these medications, such as bisphosphonates and selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) are pills. One is a shot. You’ll get others, including a type of hormone and an immune therapy, as shots. The doctor may also tell you to get more calcium and vitamin D, along with more exercise.
