Center for Pediatric Bone Health

Osteoporosis does not only affect maturing adults; the disease is also found in children. Children who are immobile because of severe neuromuscular conditions have a higher risk of developing osteoporosis. As a result, The Center for Pediatric Bone Health was developed with a goal to identify and treat bone diseases and osteoporosis in children.

Conditions We Treat

This component of the Center for Pediatric Rehabilitation and Pediatric Medicine also evaluates patients with a variety of conditions, classified by their level of bone density. These include:

• Osteopenia – a condition where an individual has below average bone density
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) – a genetic disorder characterized by brittle bones, often breaking for little or no apparent cause.
• Frequent Fractures – fractures resulting from major traumas.

Treatment Program

• Nutritional diet incorporating calcium and other vitamins
• Physical therapy
• Surgery