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Osteoporosis

Dancers are more at risk than most because their weight tends to be below the normal bmi guideline levels.

People are often unaware that they have fragile bones until the time of a first fracture. Broken wrists, hips and spinal bones are the most common fractures in people with osteoporosis and it is more widespread in older age although younger people can sometimes be affected.

One in two women and one in five men over the age of 50 in the UK will fracture a bone, mainly as a result of osteoporosis. The cause of the disease is still not fully understood, but research continues to build up a picture of the factors that influence our bone health. As a dancer you are at risk!

Visit the National Osteoporosis Society website for more information.

Don't neglect your health!