About BoneHealth BC
BoneHealth BC aims to provide accurate and accessible bone health analysis to our province's indicated populations and at-risk people.
We support clinicians and empower their patients to improve the assessment of bone health and safely improve clinical and functional bone-related outcomes.
ECHOLIGHT
REMS ultrasound technology
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BoneHealth BC uses a new, validated technology called Echolight REMS, a radiation-free alternative that is FDA- and Health Canada-approved and widely used in Europe.
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A bone density scan is used primarily to assess or identify osteopenia (low bone density) and osteoporosis. It also determines future fracture risk, typically for hips and the lumbar spine.
BoneHealth BC provides patients with the following data as part of their bone mineral density scan:
BONE MINERAL DENSITY
Z-SCORE (a measurement and standardized score used to compare an individual’s bone density to the average bone density of a healthy person of the same age and sex)
T-SCORE (comparison of an individual’s bone density to the average bone density of a healthy young adult of the same sex)
FRAGILITY SCORE (assesses the microarchitecture of bone and provides a 5-year predictive value for fracture.
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A bone scan will cost $185 + applicable taxes
Extended health insurance will often cover the cost of your REMS scan, so be sure to check with your provider.
BoneHealth BC does not offer direct billing at this time, and we do not offer payment plans for our services.
A collaborative team
of medical professionals and sonographers
BoneHealth BC is a company consisting of a collaborative team of medical professionals and sonographers focused on bone health and mobile bone mineral density screening using REMS technology.
REMS (Radiofrequency Echographic Multi-Spectrometry) technology combines ultrasound and radiofrequency to measure the quantity and quality of bones.
BoneHealth BC uses the Echolight REMS ultrasound technology platform to support clinicians and empower their patients to improve the assessment of bone health and safely improve clinical and functional bone-related outcomes.
personalized care plans
BoneHealth BC cares about your health, so we work hard to develop and maintain a continuity of care model. This model allows patients, with or without a primary care provider, to access virtual medical care to establish personalized care plans that address diet, lifestyle, exercise, supplementation and, when necessary, prescription medications.