Osteoporosis Patients in Dallas/Fort Worth Gain Access to New, More
Accurate Bone Density Diagnostic Device
ARLINGTON, Texas (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) September 2, 2008 --
According to the National Osteoporosis
Foundation, almost a quarter million people in the Dallas/Fort Worth
area of Texas either have or are at risk for osteoporosis,
a condition identified by the U.S. Surgeon General, as a “public
health threat.” In celebration of World
Osteoporosis Day on October 20, 2008, Arlington, Texas Chiropractor
Johann Van Beest has launched an outreach program for September and
October to collaborate with other doctors throughout the area in
bringing GE’s Lunar iDXA™
system, the most accurate diagnostic tool available anywhere, to
patients who would not otherwise have access to the new device (http://www.highpointpatientservices.com).
Approved by the FDA in 2005, the Lunar
iDXA™ system (intelligent dual energy
X-Ray absorptiometry) enables clinicians to more accurately detect,
diagnose and monitor treatment of osteoporosis.
“According to the National
Osteoporosis Foundation, the iDXA system has the lowest percentage
of error and the highest quality imaging of any osteoporosis diagnostic
method,” says Johann Van Beest, Doctor of
Chiropractic Medicine and CEO of HighPoint
Patient Services in Arlington, Texas, which recently acquired the
system. “With earlier detection and treatment,
patients have a significantly greater chance of preventing the
debilitating hip fractures that compromise quality of life for so many
people. Previous technologies gave us only part of the story.”
An iDXA scan yields high-definition images accompanied by a detailed
report showing the patient’s exact bone
density and fracture risk, Dr. Van Beest notes. For those who fit
established risk guidelines, the cost of the scan is typically covered
by insurance or Medicare.
HighPoint Patient
Services recently launched an outreach effort to collaborate with
local physicians who don’t have easy access
to the new technology. “We are hosting Lunar
iDXA™ demonstrations in September and October
in Celebration of World
Osteoporosis Day. Doctors who treat the elderly, patients with
cancer, bone disorders, arthritis or women on hormone replacement
therapy should call for more details,” says
Dr. Van Beest.
In addition to improving quality of life and longevity for those at risk
of osteoporosis, earlier and more accurate detection reduces the
economic burden of the estimated $17 billion in annual health care costs
needed nationally to treat osteoporosis-related fractures, a figure
found in the 2008 National
Osteoporosis Foundation Clinicians Guide.
To register for a Lunar
iDXA™ demonstration call David Greig at
(817) 417-8782.
ABOUT HIGHPOINT PATIENT SERVICES
HighPoint Patient Services (http://www.highpointpatientservices.com)
is the operations company for HighPoint Pain Management, HighPoint Rehab
Institute, HighPoint Pharmacy, and DiagnosticNeuro-imaging. HighPoint
assists patients in efficient diagnosis, recovery and maintaining their
daily quality of life. The facility is located at 800 West Arbrook
Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, Texas 76015.
Release Summary:
Texas patients who are at risk for osteoporosis now have access to more
accurate bone density diagnostic device.
Keyword Tags:
Arlington, osteoporosis, Texas
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