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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis makes your bones weak and more likely to break. Anyone can develop osteoporosis, but it is common in older women. As many as half of all women and a quarter of men older than 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis.

Risk factors include

Osteoporosis is a silent disease. You might not know you have it until you break a bone. A bone mineral density test is the best way to check your bone health. To keep bones strong, eat a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D, exercise and do not smoke. If needed, medicines can also help.

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Osteoporosis on Wikipedia

'''Osteoporosis''' is a disease of bone in which the amount of bone is decreased and the strength of trabecular bone is reduced, cortical bone becomes thin and bones are susceptible to fracture (bone). It is defined according to the bone mineral density (BMD) as measured by Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry: a BMD of 2.5 standard deviations below the peak bone mass (20 year old person standard) is considered osteoporosis. While treatment modalities are becoming available, prevention is still the most important way to reduce fracture.

Signs and symptoms

Osteoporotic fractures are those that occur in situations that would not lead to fractures in nonosteoporotic people. Typical fractures are vertebral fractures, hip fractures and those of the distal forearm. Collapse of vertebrae leads to chronic pain and characteristic bent statue, while the fractures of the long bones acutely impair mobility and may require surgery. Hip fracture, in particular, carries a poor prognosis. While osteoporosis may occur in men, the problem is overwhelmingly one of menopause women. Risk factors for osteoporotic fracture can be split between modifiable and non-modifiable: *Nonmodifiable: history of fracture as an adult, family history of fracture, female sex, advanced age, Caucasian race, dementia *Potentially modifiable: tobacco smoking, intake of soft drinks (containing phosphoric acid), low body weight <58 kg (127 lb), estrogen deficiency, early menopause (<45 years) or bilateral oophorectomy, prolonged premenstrual amenorrhea (>1 year), low calcium intake, alcoholism, impaired eyesight despite adequate correction, recurrent falls, inadequate physical activity (i.e. too less but also far too excessive), poor health/frailty

Diagnosis

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is considered the diagnostic standard for osteoporosis when bone mineral density ...   [ Read More ]

External Resources

Bone Health - Recommended books for osteoporosis and osteopenia prevention and treatment. May also be helpful for other defective bone conditions such as osteomalacia, rickets, pectus excavatum, pectus carnitum, fractures and scoliosis.

Health Cybernetics - Anti-aging and sports supplements including progesterone cream, melatonin, and antioxidants. Information about arthritis and osteoporosis.

Darrington Pharmacy - Athlete's foot, vitamins, arthritis pain, hand care, insect repellents, atrial fibrillation, menopause, osteoporosis.

Bioreflection Laboratory - Specializes in natural remedies for women's problems such as PMS, menopause, endometriosis, infertility, osteoporosis, fibroids and cysts.

PMS Progesterone Cream - Progesterone cream for pms treatment, menopause relief and osteoporosis treatments.

FeelGood2000 - A natural progesterone body cream which benefits many menopausal and premenopausal women with hot flashes, mood swings, pms, depression, osteoporosis and arthritis.

Natural and Health Nutritional Supplements - Offers osteoporosis treatment, colon cleansing, prostate health, arthritis, pain relief, hgh and dietary sports supplements

Flexsite Diagnostics,Inc. - Source of diagnostic products for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, liver disease, and specific types of cancer.

e-pill, LLC - Site features products designed to prevent hip fractures and osteoporosis.

Moving Free - Exercise videos for women who don't relate to the hard body fitness approach or women with health issues like osteoporosis management.

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