What is Osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens your bones.

What is Osteoporosis?

About Osteoporosis:

  • Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens your bones.
  • It makes your bones thinner and less dense than they should be.
  • People with osteoporosis are much more likely to experience broken bones (bone fractures).
  • Most people don’t know they have osteoporosis until it causes them to break a bone.
  • Osteoporosis can make any of your bones more likely to break, but the most commonly affected bones include your:
    • Hips (hip fractures).
    • Wrists.
    • Spine (fractured vertebrae).
  • What causes osteoporosis?
    • Bone is living tissue that is constantly being broken down and replaced.
    • Osteoporosis occurs when the creation of new bone doesn’t keep up with the loss of old bone.
  • Symptoms:
    • Osteoporosis doesn’t have symptoms the way lots of other health conditions do. That’s why healthcare providers sometimes call it a silent disease.
    • The most common “symptom” is suddenly breaking a bone, especially after a small fall or minor accident that usually wouldn’t hurt you.
    • Once your bones have been weakened by osteoporosis, you might have signs and symptoms that include:
  • Back pain, caused by a broken or collapsed bone in the spine.
  • Loss of height over time.
  • A stooped posture.
  • A bone that breaks much more easily than expected.
  • Treatment: Treatment for osteoporosis may involve:
    • Making lifestyle changes, such as changing your diet and exercise routine
    • Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements
    • Using medicines to strengthen bones

Q1: What is Vitamin D?

Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body. These nutrients are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy. A lack of vitamin D can lead to bone deformities such as rickets in children, and bone pain caused by a condition called osteomalacia in adults.

Source: TH

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