Reclast is said to increase bone strength and reduce fractures in the hip, spine and wrist, arm, leg, or rib.

Efforts to reduce fractures have generally focused on the elderly, not the floor, the study said.

Bisphosphonates, to reduce bone pain, fractures, and spinal cord compression caused by metastatic disease in the bones.

Boniva, however, has only been proven to reduce spinal fractures.

The drugs work well, reducing the risk of hip, spine, and other common fractures associated with weakened bones.

Another three-year study showed that the drug significantly reduced vertebral fractures and prevented them in women with osteoporosis who had not yet suffered spinal shortening.

What lifestyle changes can I make to help reduce fractures?

A meta-analysis study in 2007 assessed whether calcium supplementation can reduce osteoporotic fractures.

Moreover, no large randomized controlled trials have been conducted to determine whether the treatment reduces fractures.

She plans to look next at whether taking nitroglycerin for bones will reduce fractures.