Every 20-seconds in the U.S., a woman aged 50 or older suffers a fracture. That’s about the time it takes to tie your shoes. It could be your mom, your neighbor… or even you. And it usually happens doing something common and low-impact, like bending over, lifting something heavy, or falling from standing height.
It’s time to get serious about bone health. Nearly 2-million fractures happen every year and they’re often the first sign of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Spinal fractures are the most common, yet 70% go undiagnosed, because patients don’t have symptoms, or height loss and back pain are overlooked.
This lack of diagnosis leads to a domino effect where patients are 5-times more likely to break another bone within a year after their first osteoporotic fracture.
Talk to your healthcare provider about osteoporosis screening and treatment. Find more at WomenInGovernment.org.
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Every 20-seconds in the U.S., a woman aged 50 or older suffers a fracture. That’s about the time it takes to tie your shoes. It could be your mom, your neighbor… or even you. And it usually happens doing something common and low-impact, like bending over, lifting something heavy, or falling from standing height.
It’s time to get serious about bone health. Nearly 2-million fractures happen every year and they’re often the first sign of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Spinal fractures are the most common, yet 70% go undiagnosed, because patients don’t have symptoms, or height loss and back pain are overlooked.
This lack of diagnosis leads to a domino effect where patients are 5-times more likely to break another bone within a year after their first osteoporotic fracture.
Talk to your healthcare provider about osteoporosis screening and treatment. Find more at WomenInGovernment.org.
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Women In Government Foundation, Inc., headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a national non-profit, non-partisan organization of women state legislators that provides leadership opportunities, expert forums, and educational resources to address and resolve complex public policy issues to all women state legislators across the country.
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For more information, please visit womeningovernment.org
Audio courtesy of OSUCHLUCK Productions, osuchluck.com
Pain, Policy & Progress: Leading the Charge on Pain Management
Women In Government Podcast
35 minutes 14 seconds
8 months ago
Pain, Policy & Progress: Leading the Charge on Pain Management
Women In Government Podcast
Pain, Policy & Progress: Leading the Charge on Pain Management
It's a story so often heard, someone suffers an injury requiring medical attention and ultimately is prescribed post-surgery pain medication as part of their treatment plan. From there, the grim statistics take over, with millions of newly persistent opioid users walking down a slippery slope which can lead to addiction, overdose, and maybe even death.
It has been found that more than 100-million Americans are living with pain or addiction, and more than 90% of surgical patients receive an opioid prescription following surgery.
On this episode, our panel discusses chronic pain, and how they’re working to prevent opioid addiction in the United States by increasing access and use of non-opioid pain management approaches. You’re also going to hear personal stories from two women about their journey with pain and the choices they made along the way regarding health and treatment options.
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MODERATOR: Maryland Delegate and Women In Government Board Chair, Sheree Sample-Hughes
GUEST #1: Montana Representative, Kim Abbott
GUEST #2: Illinois Senator and Women In Government Midwestern Director, Mattie Hunter
GUEST #3: West Virginia Senator and Women In Government First Vice Chair, Patricia Rucker
ADVOCATE SOUNDBITES:
1. Former Navy Veteran and Ambassador for Global Genes, Corrina Dahlin
2. Peer Support Specialist for Chronic Pain, Michelle Marikos
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For more information, please visit www.womeningovernment.org
Audio courtesy of OSUCHLUCK Productions, www.osuchluck.com
Women In Government Podcast
Every 20-seconds in the U.S., a woman aged 50 or older suffers a fracture. That’s about the time it takes to tie your shoes. It could be your mom, your neighbor… or even you. And it usually happens doing something common and low-impact, like bending over, lifting something heavy, or falling from standing height.
It’s time to get serious about bone health. Nearly 2-million fractures happen every year and they’re often the first sign of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Spinal fractures are the most common, yet 70% go undiagnosed, because patients don’t have symptoms, or height loss and back pain are overlooked.
This lack of diagnosis leads to a domino effect where patients are 5-times more likely to break another bone within a year after their first osteoporotic fracture.
Talk to your healthcare provider about osteoporosis screening and treatment. Find more at WomenInGovernment.org.
••••• ••••• •••••
Women In Government Foundation, Inc., headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a national non-profit, non-partisan organization of women state legislators that provides leadership opportunities, expert forums, and educational resources to address and resolve complex public policy issues to all women state legislators across the country.
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For more information, please visit womeningovernment.org
Audio courtesy of OSUCHLUCK Productions, osuchluck.com
