Treat bones as seriously as heart health

HILARY Spillane, specialist orthopaedic nurse at Mater Private Hospital, Cork.

Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease in the world and affects approximately 25% of men and 50% of women over 50 years of age.

Osteoporosis affects men and women of all races, however, white and Asian women, especially older women who are post menopause, are at highest risk.