Osteoporosis with Heidi Roppelt, MD

Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens your bones making them thinner and less dense.  This can result in bone fractures which significantly impact quality of life.  Dr. Heidi Roppelt, board-certified rheumatologist at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, will discuss osteoporosis and osteopenia; the causes, diagnosis, treatment and disease management.