Nancy Hughes, 55, of Alexandria, Va., played tennis and went to the gym regularly, but recently her lower back began to hurt “on and off” after exercising. Hughes made an appointment to have it checked out. In addition to an x-ray, she had a scan that revealed osteopenia, bone density somewhat lower than normal. Her doctor wrote a prescription for a bone-building drug. … Back to Article
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