| Osteoporosis | | | | 3. Race - White and Southeast Asian people have a |
| Overview | | | | greater risk of osteoporosis. African-American and |
| What Is Osteoporosis? | | | | Hispanic men and women have a lower but still |
| Osteoporosis Treatment India, Osteoporosis | | | | significant risk. |
| Treatment Side Effects India, Osteoporosis | | | | 4. Family history - Osteoporosis is hereditary. If you |
| Prevention, Osteoporosis Medications, Osteoporosis | | | | have a parent or sibling with osteoporosis and, |
| Treatment Center, Osteoporosis Surgery Clinic, | | | | especially if you also have a family history of |
| Osteoporosis Treatment Clinic | | | | fractures, you are at greater risk. |
| Osteoporosis is an illness that thins and weakens the | | | | 5. Frame - Men and women who are exceptionally |
| bones to the extent of fragility and susceptibility to | | | | thin or who have small body frames tend to have a |
| breakage. The word "osteoporosis" literally means | | | | higher risk because they may have less bone mass |
| "porous bone." People with osteoporosis are most | | | | to draw from as they age. |
| likely to break bones in the hip, spine, and wrist. | | | | 6. Tobacco use - The role tobacco plays in the |
| Osteoporosis is sometimes referred to as a silent | | | | development of osteoporosis is unclear, but |
| illness because there are no outward symptoms in | | | | researchers know that tobacco use contributes to |
| the early stages. People are often diagnosed with | | | | weak bones. |
| osteoporosis only after a fall or bump causes a bone | | | | 7. Chronic alcoholism - Excess consumption of alcohol |
| to break or fracture. | | | | reduces bone formation and interferes with the |
| As the illness progresses, symptoms may include: | | | | body's ability to absorb calcium. |
| * Back pain, which can be severe if you have a | | | | 8. Low calcium intake - People who have never |
| fractured or collapsed vertebra | | | | consumed sufficient calcium have an increased risk |
| * Loss of height over time, with an accompanying | | | | for osteoporosis. Low calcium intake contributes to |
| stooped posture | | | | low bone mineral density, early bone loss, and an |
| * Fracture of the vertebra, wrists, hips, or other | | | | increased risk of fractures. |
| bones | | | | 9. Medical conditions that decrease calcium absorption |
| What Causes Osteoporosis? | | | | - Stomach surgery (gastrectomy) can affect your |
| Osteoporosis Treatment India, Osteoporosis | | | | body's ability to absorb calcium. Conditions such as |
| Treatment Side Effects India, Osteoporosis | | | | Crohn's disease, Cushing's disease, |
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| Osteoporosis Treatment Clinic Osteoporosis is a | | | | 10. Inactivity - Bone health begins in childhood. Children |
| condition of significantly reduced strength in bone. | | | | who are physically active and take in sufficient |
| The strength of your bones is dependent on various | | | | amounts of calcium have the greatest bone density. |
| factors, including their size, density, and amount of | | | | Any weightbearing exercise is beneficial and can |
| bone remodeling. When your bones do not have a | | | | increase your bone density at any age. |
| significant amount of calcium, vitamin D, and other | | | | 11. Lifetime exposure to estrogen - The greater a |
| minerals, they become weaker and their internal | | | | woman's lifetime exposure to estrogen, the lower |
| structure deteriorates. | | | | her risk of osteoporosis. For example, if a woman |
| The leading cause of osteoporosis in women is the | | | | enters menopause later or if she begins menstruating |
| drop in estrogen levels that occurs during | | | | at an earlier than average age, she has a lower risk |
| menopause, leading to rapid bone loss. Bone density | | | | of developing osteoporosis. |
| levels can be compared with a savings account: | | | | The risk for osteoporosis includes the following: |
| accumulate as much bone mass as possible early on | | | | * A history of abnormal menstrual periods |
| to generate highest levels of peak bone mass, so | | | | * Menopause that begins earlier than one's late 40s |
| you will have more bone density to "spend" as your | | | | * Ovaries that have been surgically removed before |
| bones regenerate more slowly with age. | | | | age 45 and you don't receive hormone therapy |
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| 1. Female gender - Women are twice as likely as men | | | | Please log on to : |
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