Did you know?

• that more women die from osteoporosis and its consequences then they do from most common malignant disease (breast cancer, uterine cancer and ovarian cancer)

• That about 30% of osteoporosis makes the "male" osteoporosis.

• That the worst complication of osteoporosis can be prevented.

 

 

HOW?

• By timely and targeted diagnostics

• By regular and appropriate exercise

• Through individually applied therapy, based on expert assessment of bone quality and risk factors for each patient

Center for Osteoporosis and other bone and joint diseases

Center are specializes in chronic bone and joint diseases such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis (arthrosis), renal osteodystrophy, Mb. Paget, hiperparatireoidizm, osteomalacia, painful spine syndrome and sports injuries of bones and joints. In treating this diseases Center applies a unique method of ''4e'', which is based on the concept of an integrated approach using different methods depending on each individual case with the goal to improve the quality of bones and joints, not just to reduce temporally the symptoms.

What is new and revolutionary in "4e" and which are its advantages?

The common approach to chronic bone and joint diseases does not give satisfactory results despite the introduction of several new drugs for osteoporosis and new materials and techniques used in orthopedics and physical therapy of osteoarthritis.

The main reason for that is a partial approach. Thus the treatment of osteoporosis is usually limited to the drug application, and the treatment of osteoarthritis to physical therapy or orthopedic therapy with the goal to temporally reduce the symptoms mostly the pain. Focus of treatment is only limited to part of skeleton, one that caused the pain, without considering the fact that the skeleton is indivisible organ and only by treating it as a whole we can get positive results.

Since the quality of bone and cartilage largely depends on the bio-mechanical balance, any change in that balance will affect the whole skeleton. For example osteoarthritis of the knee is not only knee disease, because it causes bio-mechanical imbalance leading to the pathological changes in other joints and bone structure as well.

It is therefore necessary to treat the entire skeleton based on individual assessment of each patient, which is best achieved using the ''4e'' method.

How it works?

On the basis of individually assessed quality of the bone, the risks of complications as well as the causes that led to the disease, treatment is carried out with different methods, depending on each individual case.

The Center can perform a complete diagnostic process that includes: bone densitometry, IVA (computer profiles vertebrogram), laboratory evaluation of bone turnover markers and other biochemical markers, if necessary transiliac bone biopsy and bone histomorphometry, joints ultrasound, endocrinologist, physiatrist, orthopedist or vertebral surgeon review. Also, a complete therapy that includes pharmacological therapy (medication), physical therapy, specific bio-mechanical therapy with '' Tae do'' program, MBST (magnetic resonance therapy), orthopedic therapy, and in cooperation with partners a surgical treatment of spine.

The Center carried out a special education program in order to prevent the bone-joint disease, along with ''Tae do'' exercise course designed for independent work at home.

If you have a problem with the bones and joints, or want to prevent later complications, please, visit us in the Polyclinic K Center where you will acquire all the necessary diagnostics and treatment.

Implementation of measures to improve the quality of bone is the best prevention of osteoporosis. They must be carried out continuously from early youth, in time to avoid serious consequences.