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Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool (OST)

Tests & Measures

Summary

What it measures:

  • The Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool (OST) is a risk assessment tool that uses an individual's age and weight to estimate the risk of developing osteoporosis.
  • It is used as a predictive tool to estimate the need for bone mineral density scans.

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Resource Details

Date: August 9, 2017
Contact:  practice@apta.org
Content Type:  Test & Measure

Symptoms & Conditions

Frailty, Osteoporosis

Reviewer(s)

Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT, MAS

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Clinical Summary

Osteoporosis

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PTs have multiple opportunities to address this condition.