As a service to the community, Diablo Clinical Research is offering low-cost osteoporosis testing to measure bone density at the spine and the hip to determine bone loss and fracture risk. 

Major risk factors for osteoporosis include:

*Being thin or having a small frame

*A family history of osteoporosis

*Female, post-menopausal

*Caucasian, Asian, Latino

*Estrogen deficiency

*Current cigarette smoking

This is a very quick, simple and painless test.  Your results will be reviewed by one of our certified bone densitometrists, Mark Christiansen, MD or Richard Weinstein, MD.  You will receive a written report of your test along with recommendations to be reviewed with your physician.  Cost is $75.00.