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Minnesota Top Doctor Julie A. Switzer, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with specialization in upper extremity and geriatric orthopedics, provided a discussion of bone health and healthy aging for the University of Minnesota Retirees Association February 2023 Living Well Workshop. She discussed how bones age over time and ways to prevent that aging. Switzer is nationally and internationally known for her interest in and research, publications, and presentations on bone health and musculoskeletal care in the older population. The major message Switzer provided is that healthy living is the best approach to the aging process and to the prevention of age-related bone changes including fractures.n, though greater in the latter at menopause. And when a fracture occurs, the potential for another fracture is increased.

Source: University of Minnesota Retirees Association, 2023.
https://umra.umn.edu/news/bone-health-and-aging