Osteoporosis 'not managed properly' :
"A study of 366 female sufferers aged over 60 admitted to WA hospitals with fractures between 1997 and 2002 found that less than half had been told they had the condition."
We are good at getting information out to the public. We are good at getting a sound knowledge of conditions and how to manage them, but this is another example of where we all know about it but we are not in a position to effectively treat and manage a condition. Inspite of a heightened awareness we are behaving in a very ignorant fashion and that really does not make sense. We all know about the importance of calcium and weight bearing exercise and building muscle. We all know about calcium loss as we get older. We actually need to get our knowledge into action. The sorts of information we have available to us is really top quality. I have changed my diet because of it, but somehow there is a learning gap we haven't cottoned onto and then this ridiculous implementation dip. What is going on?
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