About Us

The work of members of the Bone Densitometry Research Laboratory is primarily related to the effects of mechanical loading on bone, with particular focuses on exercise or vibration interventions for the prevention of osteoporosis and fracture across the lifespan, as well as the prevention and management of bone stress injuries in athletes and the military.

Our Highlights

Griffith University has achieved significant success in securing grants from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), demonstrating the institution's commitment to ground-breaking health research.

STOP FRACTURE!

Professor Belinda Beck, in collaboration with various partners, has been awarded a $1.4 million Effective Treatments and Therapies MRFF grant for the STOP FRACTURE! project. This initiative, focusing on osteoporosis, aims to shift the clinical paradigm by emphasizing the effectiveness of exercise interventions in the osteoporosis model of care .

The Bone Clinic

The Bone Clinic is a translational research facility and health service dedicated wholly to musculoskeletal health. The Bone Clinic is the first of its kind in Australia (actually the world) and provides inclusive care from physical evaluation to practical treatment, including bone density tests, a supervised exercise program for osteoporosis, dietary guidance and ongoing education. The Bone Clinic has a memorandum of understanding with Griffith University and every Clinic client is a research participant contributing to an ongoing research goal to determine the best exercise prescription to prevent osteoporotic fracture.