About Osteoporosis

Farzina Naznin asked:



Osteoporosis is a bone disease. It is virtually a disease on account of which the bones generally become fragile and weak. Osteoporosis if not taken proper care of lead may to the breakage of the bones thus leading to a fracture. Osteoporosis generally is found to be very much typical in certain parts of the body, say for instance in the hips, wrists, spinal cord and also in the vertebras. Osteoporosis is like a silent killer which attacks an individual without prior symptoms.
Simply a sneezing, a tight hug, stepping, bending down to get something can cause Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is also known by another name called “porous bone.” There are certain factors which are associated with Osteoporosis. These factors are termed as “Risk Factors.” Some of the factors are as mentioned below:
• Gender: Sex plays a major concern in the occurrence of Osteoporosis. Females have a more probability of being attacked with Osteoporosis than the male generation. Sometimes Osteoporosis is also related with menopause. Osteoporosis is estimated to have been attacking the women folk as and when they reach the stage of menopause. Thus when a woman reaches the age of around 45 years and when she is attacked with menopause that is when she experiences the stoppage of menstruation, the velocity of Osteoporosis is found to be more.
• Age: Age is yet another risk factor of Osteoporosis. The more a person advances in age, the more is the risk of being attacked with Osteoporosis. It is generally during the old age that the bones become very much weak and fragile and thus they are prone to get attacked with Osteoporosis.
• Body dimensions: Women with thin and lean body physique have more the chance of being attacked with Osteoporosis.
• Ethnicity: Ethnicity plays a major role in respect of Osteoporosis. Here we can state that Asian as well as the Caucasian women folk has a high risk of Osteoporosis then when compared to American, African and Latin women.
• Hereditary: Family history is also adversely related with Osteoporosis. Present generation whose fore-fathers suffered from Osteoporosis, has more risk of Osteoporosis.
Besides these, anorexia, certain medications, smoking of cigarette, excessive drinking of alcohol and also maintenance of a low lifetime diet with less amount of vitamin D and calcium also causes Osteoporosis.
As it is always said that prevention is better then cure, thus Osteoporosis can also be prevented by undertaking certain precautions in the early stage of one’s development. As the demand of calcium is found to be very high in the growing stage of one’s development, thus a good amount of calcium products should be undertaken from the early developmental stages. Inadequacy of calcium in one’s body has a greater prospect to be affected by Osteoporosis. So it is always advisable to undertake certain calcium products in one’s diet like yogurt, milk, cheese, ice cream, green and leafy vegetables, like broccoli, spinach etc, fish like salmon and sardines, dry fruits like almonds, juices and squash etc. Thus according to the different stages of one’s development right from the stage of infancy to old age, the intake of calcium should be adjusted accordingly in order to prevent Osteoporosis.

Jane

Jeff Foster asked:


Osteoporosis is a condition in which there is a loss of density in the skeletal system.

One of the earliest symptoms of osteoporosis that you might see are unexplained bone fractures. Oftentimes with fractures such as these it seems that the injury does not match the extent of the fracture.

With osteoporosis, the bones become porous losing calcium, proteins and collagen. As the bones become more porous there is a much higher risk for fracture, particularly fractures related to a minor injury.

In fact, osteoporosis can result in fractures from the most simple of task. Often patients may not even be aware that they are suffering from osteoporosis symptoms until they experience a fracture. At that time medical tests can certainly began to tell the story.

Osteoporosis symptoms may also be quickly identified when a fracture occurs during the course of normal daily activities. A fracture for which there is no obvious explanation.

Now these fractures should certainly be suspicious.

The fractures located in the spine can cause severe back pain that radiates around from big back to the sides.

Often times compression fractures off the back are easily related to osteoporosis symptoms and are often discovered during treatment for back pain.

Those suffering from osteoporosis may also experience a loss of height or even a curvature of the spine which creates the hunched back appearance.

Osteoporosis symptoms may also be identified when a hip fracture occurs as a result of a fall.

Again, fractures occur as a result of a very minor fall. The fall does not match the extent of the fracture. This should be investigated for the possible diagnosis of osteoporosis. Hip fractures are often very difficult to heal because of the location of the fracture as well as the poor bone quality.

Osteoporosis symptoms can be easily identify particularly if you take the time to sit down with your health care provider and explained the whole story.

When your health care provider takes the time to review your medical chart and begins to put the pieces of the puzzle together then the osteoporosis symptoms will begin to make sense.

It is important that you receive an early diagnosis of osteoporosis so that aggressive treatment can be a part of your life to prevent further disability.

Emily

Kyra Z asked:


I also do pilates twice a week, but I’m in danger of suffering osteoporosis in the future. My mother has it, I have a thin frame and don’t drink too mucho milk because I can’t tollerate it.

Tamara