The Bone Clinic

15/06/2026

For those who don't know what The Bone Clinic is...here is our new video explainer.

About The Bone Clinic, Coorparoo, QLD Australia

12/06/2026

The age-old messaging around exercise for health outcomes is: 'Aerobic exercise (walking, running, cycling, swimming) for your heart. Resistance training for your muscles." In fact there has been evidence around for years suggesting that resistance training is good for cardiovascular health, but exercise studies are often not long enough to really detect long-term benefit. This latest paper fills that gap. Our own evidence certainly shows our bone-targeted ONERO® improves blood pressure, so we are delighted to see this new work confirming the benefits. Another tick for ONERO®. Good for your bones. Good for your heart. How good!
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41572515/

11/06/2026

Don't forget, protein is important for general health, including bone. Dairy has protein so you can kill 2 birds with one stone!

New Protein Fact Sheet now available, explaining importance for muscle and bone and the issue of sarcopenia in older adults. Protein Food List also available. 🥦🍗🥜

See here:https://healthybonesaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hba-fact-sheet-protein.pdf

30/05/2026

Here is another Finnish study reporting the midlife characteristics and behaviours that are associated with hip fracture in later life based on 11,169 women followed from age 55 to 90. They found that previous fractures, parental hip fracture, smoking, steroid use, rheumatoid arthritis, poor self-reported health, being underweight, 3+ units of alcohol a day, and use of multiple medications were risk factors. Menopausal hormone therapy (after age 65) was protective as was regular exercise. In other words, nothing we didn't already know, but it's good to have confirmation from a high quality study.

Abstract. Hip fractures in the aging population are a substantial burden for health care. This study investigates whether risk factors presented in midlife

24/05/2026

Thanks to Liz Hayes and the Channel 7 team at Spotlight tonight for highlighting our work and the wonderful benefits of the ONERO program for people (esp older women) living with low bone mass. And to Sharon G for sharing her amazing story of incredible bone gains doing ONERO at The Bone Clinic.

22/05/2026

The Bone Clinic's second seminar for the year, Exercise for Osteoporosis, will be presented by TBC Director, Professor Belinda Beck on Wednesday 27 May, 5pm - 6pm at ​​​​​​​Easts Leagues Club, 40 Main Avenue, Coorparoo.
Members (who attend classes at TBC) - free
Non-members (who do not attend classes at TBC) - $20
Bookings are essential. Please see Reception or ​​​​​​​call us at The Bone Clinic on (07) 3391 5510 to book your spot.
Please note: Seminars are not streamed or recorded.
*Looking forward to seeing you in person*

21/05/2026

Sometimes I do scratch my head about scientific endeavour. A new review published by the British Medical Journal, combining data from 69 (yes 69!) randomised controlled trials concluded that calcium and/or vitamin D supplements are unlikely to reduce fractures and falls (mostly) community dwelling (87%) older adults who were mostly not at high risk of fractures or falls (73%). I mean...come on. What on earth would be the mechanism by which a calcium supplement would stop a person from falling?!
Fractures are another issue though. Obviously we need the building blocks (calcium) for bone if we are to grow and maintain it, and vitamin D is important for absorbing the calcium we eat from our gut. So from that standpoint, this review does help answer the question: "Will just taking calcium/vit D stop me fracturing?" The answer is clearly no. Nevertheless, it's important to recognise the difference between supplementing someone already replete with calcium and vit D versus with someone who is deficient in those nutrients. More than enough is not better - but you do need enough. That means roughly 1200mg calcium a day and 800IUs vitamin D. Preferably through your diet and safe sun exposure, not a pill, but there are some who will likely need to supplement.

It found the supplements have little benefit to older peoples’ fall and fracture risk, but a GP expert urges ‘important caveats’.

27/04/2026

Your health should be tax free. And most health services are - but unfortunately not Exercise Physiology. Accredited Exercise Physiologists are essential to helping Australians manage disease through exercise. An Exercise Physiology degree is the same length as a Physiotherapy degree and yet EP services are taxed while physios are not. This is because Exercise Physiology was a fledgling discipline when the GST was introduced. But not any more. Over 20 years of practice and Australia is now a world leader in the field of Exercise as Medicine. This is why we (and many of our ONERO® licensees) employ EPs to deliver ONERO®
Join me and sign the petition to remove GST from Exercise Physiology.
Together, we can create change.
Here’s what you can do:
1. Sign the petition: Sign here: https://gst.good.do/axethetax/axe-the-tax-on-essential-healthcare/
2. Get 10 signatures: Ask clients, friends, and family to sign the petition by sharing the link with them
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Axe the tax on health – sign the petition to remove GST from exercise physiology services  Australians shouldn’t be paying tax on essential healthcare. 

26/04/2026

Association is not the same as causation i.e. a relationship between 2 things does not necessarily mean one causes the other - e.g. lawn mowing injuries are associated with summer because grass grows more in summer than winter, so more mowing occurs, which makes injuries statistically more likely, but that doesn't mean summer causes mowing injuries - mowing accidents cause mowing injuries. In the same vein, the following study showed increased systemic inflammation is associated with increased osteoporotic fracture risk. The fact that higher systemic inflammation was also related to poorer physical function and lower activity levels is the key. Regular exercise lowers chronic systemic inflammation. Regular exercise (especially ONERO) also reduces risk of osteoporotic fracture. So the observation of an association between systemic inflammation and reduced risk of fracture was likely mediated by exercise. In this case, exercise was the equivalent of mowing in the example above.

SIRI was positively and independently associated with incident fracture risk. Further studies are needed to establish whether SIRI provides additional value beyond existing risk factors.

25/04/2026

We continue to see evidence that twice-weekly ONERO® is the best exercise prescription to improve bone health as you age. But people often ask us what they should do on the other week days. I say, focus on your other body systems on those days and just do what you enjoy most. Simply moving more is beneficial, and you're more likely to do it if you enjoy it. The mantra used to be 10,000 steps/day, but the following review shows just 7000 steps per day notably improves all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality, dementia, falls, cancer incidence and mortality, type 2 diabetes incidence, and depression. It's easy to track steps on your phone and having a daily step goal can be motivating. The benefits are also greatest when going from doing nothing to doing something - so off you go! (Paper is open access.)

Although 10 000 steps per day can still be a viable target for those who are more active, 7000 steps per day is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in health outcomes and might be a more realistic and achievable target for some. The findings of the study should be interpreted in lig...