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Osteoporosis and its Symptoms

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile, thus they are at risk of fracture. Osteoporosis is due to reduction in bone mass, due to aging process. There are other symptoms associated with osteoporosis like stooped posture, chronic pain and disability. Know more about the causes and symptoms of this disease.

What is osteoporosis 

Literally, it means "porous bone".  Osteoporosis is a disease which makes bones fragile and easy to fracture; and is mostly found in post-menopausal women. Osteoporosis is caused due to a reduction in bone mass as age increases.  Maximum bone mass occurs between ages 20 and 30.  After 30, bone mass gradually reduces.  In women after menopause, bone mass shrinks even faster.  This increases the risk of fracture. 

Besides fractures, osteoporosis also causes stooped posture, chronic pain and disability.  It shows no symptoms; it progresses painlessly until the bones become so fragile that even routine activities (like coughing or hugging) cause a fracture.  In women, this disease is more common than stroke, heart attack and breast cancer combined.
 

What are the symptoms of osteoporosis? How is it diagnosed?

Osteoporosis has no symptoms.  A woman can feel perfectly well today and have a hip fracture tomorrow.  Even x-rays reveal the disease only after it has reached advanced stage.  Bone Mineral Density Test (BMT) or Bone Densitometry is a painless procedure that diagnoses osteoporosis at an early stage when its development can be halted with effective treatment.
 

How does osteoporosis affect the patient

Fractures of the hip, spine and wrist are the most common consequences.  Hip fracture is the most serious since patients become unable to lead a normal life or move freely; often they have to be admitted to a nursing home.  When the spine is affected, a simple action like bending to make the bed can be enough to cause a 'crush fracture'.  This causes humped back, decreased height and chronic pain.  A fall that would just sprain the average person, can easily break  one or more bones in somebody with severe osteoporosis.

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Name: wilkins
Country: Japan

hi, very nice information. the weight rating for almonds is supposed to be in mg right? it's written in kg. thanks.
 
Name: whiteout
Country: India

i take a daily vitamin around 400 mg calcium. should i take a 1000 supplement, as daily eating habits also have calcium. is there a danger in overtaking calcium
 
Name: lakshmisri
Country: India

it is useful information
 
Name: V Gireesh Kumar
Country: India

it is a very informative article. i also want to know from where i can get an equipment for bone densitometry.
 
Name: Shivakant
Country: India

please coirrect the percentage of women suffering from this. it says 8% as against men 20%. it should be 80% for women.
 
Name: Ajay
Country: India

its realy cool.give all information which i required.
 
Name: dorla
Country: U.S.A.

i have osteoporosis,could some one tell me where to find pictures of your bones with this ?
 
Name: PETERDORBECK
Country: Canada

very informative
 
Name: Pijush Kanti Roy
Country: India

now i am 54. tenyears back it was diagonised that i am a patient of osteoporosis. no matter. i regularly take cal- mag tablets + calcium rich food + a positive mental attitude towards life.
 
Name: Pijush Kanti Roy
Country: India

now i am 54. ten years back it was diagonised that i am a patient of osteoporosis. no matter. i regularly take cal- mag tablets + calcium rich food and a positive mental attitude towards life.
 
Name: poonam
Country: India

i am 30 year old. two year ago i felt down. then i suffered backache. now i am do ragular exercise,yoga . drink milk ragularly and one 500 mg calcium tab daily.so we can avoid this osteroporosis by careing themself.
 
Name: osteoperous
Country: Australia

tell me
 
Name: heidi
Country: germany

i don't have osteoperoses but a friend of mine has it and she has hardwear in her leg to keep it together bi bi
 
Name: M.D
Country: india

if we take calcium tablets can we avoid osteoporisis
 
Name: opa Ray
Country: canada

in 2003 i developed poly myalgia, a disorder of the muscles and given a high dosis of prednisone. 30 mg per day. reduced this ti 5mg per day after 2 years. this medication has taken the calcium out of my bones and have now a new problem: osteoporosis. i do take now a heavy daily dosis of calcium tablets with 5mg of prednisone every 3 days for the poly myalgia. trying to do away with the prednisone all together.
 
Name: dr n.m.rege
Country: india

there should be a qualitative balance between diet,activities and isotonic exerises depending on the age and the exogenous as well as endogenous factors involved.a generalised comment of importance is that milkin excess should be avoided as besides calcium it contains other unhealthy disease inducing factors
 
Name: kavita
Country: hongkong

dear madam, it is good advice i donot take milk cxhees or yougurt i am 55 yr it hasbeen 3 yrs i have pain in my knees climbing and getting down the stairs how should i prevent ?i have start taking calcium i have put on weight .
 
Name: Rena Totaye
Country: usa

im one of those who do not drink milk, but now that i have to complete my reachesh on osteoporosis, i promise i will drink milk every day.
 
Name: durga
Country: usa

i had know idea of osteoporosis before reading this article. whatever it takes, i'll better try to intake sufficiant calcium.
 
Name: satya
Country: india

thats informative!
 
Name: genesis
Country: usa

alot of people are not into drinking milk as often as we should i'm actually one of them, but we need to realize that we need milk to get the calcium we need to avoid this disease.
 
Name: Aarti
Country: india

i had never heard of osteroporosis before? i think every women should drink enough milk to build the calcium content in her body to fight against such harmful diseases.


 

 
 
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