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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