most treatments for osteoporosis -- like bisphosphonates and serms -- work by slowing down the process of bone loss. since your body is always naturally remodeling bone slowing down the rate of bone loss may allow it to make new bone faster than you lose it. however forteo is the first treatment that directly spurs the growth of bone. it's usually given as an injection once a day in the thigh or abdomen. prolia works to stop bone loss by directing inhibiting cells that remove bone before they cause bone loss.
does treatment reverse osteoporosis damage or just stall it?