12 Nov 23rd to 29th August 2021is Healthy Bones Action Week

Held every year in August, Healthy Bones Action Week urges Australians of all ages to take the three actions for building and maintaining healthy bones (calcium, exercise and vitamin D). And to reflect this, the events held during the week tend to focus on healthy eating and exercise in the great outdoors such as fun runs, sporting events and cooking competitions.

Osteoporosis is one of the least-discussed, under diagnosed and under treated diseases in Australia, yet poor bone health affects 2in 3 Australians over 50 years, including a growing number of men. You are never too young or old to act when it comes to protecting your bones. No matter what your age, actions can be taken to help your body build and maintain strong bones. 

It starts in childhood; this is the biggest opportunity to lay the foundation to build strong bones for life. The teenage years are a major growth period because at this time teenage bodies build one-quarter of their adult bone mass. Peak bone mass is reached when you’re in your late twenties, and, after this it is vital to continue to get adequate calcium, exercise and vitamin D in order to maintain the bone you have built.

Healthy Bones Action Week calls on Australians of all ages to take the three actions to build and maintain healthy bones:
1. Increase daily serves of calcium through milk, cheese or yoghurt;
2. Go for a walk or committing to some new form of regular exercise; and
3. Spend time outdoors to get more vitamin D.

Many children often do not participate in active exercise because they have poor balance and coordination. This is where Physiotherapy can help. At My Favourite Physio, our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists can help your child improve trunk control and strength to improve their balance and coordination so that they can be more active at school and at home.

So if you notice that your child is struggling with running, jumping, hopping or that your child is falling all the time when running, why not reach out to My Favourite Physio on (02) 9790 4233 to speak to one of our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists today.