The common bone density test is called a DEXA. It's a long table. You lie down on it, usually fully clothed. Nothing hurts. There's nothing stuck into you. A machine arm goes over your spine ...

Usually performed using a specialized X-ray technique called dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA), the test measures bone mineral density in areas such as your spine, hip, or forearm.

A machine arm goes over your spine and then you're ... Well, as screening tools, there are ways of measuring bone density at other skeletal sites, such as the heel, and I think those kinds of ...

Figure 4 shows increased exercise and increased distal-forearm bone density, with bone-density improvements slightly greater in the exercise group that also received calcium. Comparison of bone ...

Objectives/Design: This cross-sectional study of 113 healthy white women, 20-88 years of age, evaluated relationships between bone mineral density ... and forearm. Ca intake from food and ...

The study measured bone mineral density at the hip, spine and forearm — key areas for assessing fracture risk. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen found that participants who combined ...