| Osteoporosis is a disease that can be characterized | | | | yourself at risk. |
| by the degeneration of bone density. It is something | | | | Also, if you have had deficiencies of vitamins C and |
| that happens to people as they age. Without proper | | | | D, if you smoke or have been a smoker, or if you |
| attention to physical activity, bone density loss can | | | | have had a previous fracture due to bone loss, or |
| begin occurring in the thirties. Injuries can become | | | | any arthritis or thyroid conditions, especially if you |
| more frequent. | | | | have a thin or small body frame, you will have a |
| The main injuries are to the hips and the bones of | | | | heightened risk of developing the disease. |
| the spinal column. Osteoporosis, when caught early, is | | | | If the depletion of bone density is discovered after |
| a preventable disease. Treatments such as weight | | | | the onset of osteoporosis, there are therapies and |
| training, jogging, hiking, walking, dancing and martial | | | | treatments that can help strengthen the bones and |
| arts can help strengthen the bones and prevent | | | | reverse the effects of the disease. It is highly |
| fragility. | | | | advisable to consult with a senior home care provider |
| Some are more at risk for developing osteoporosis | | | | to discuss your needs and the available treatment |
| than others. There are factors that increase the risk | | | | programs. |
| of developing osteoporosis. For example, if you are a | | | | A senior home care specialist can instruct you in |
| female over the age of fifty, or if you have had a | | | | nutrition and serve as a personal fitness trainer to |
| family history of osteoporosis (genetic) you will be | | | | help you develop exercise routines to help strengthen |
| more prone to the disease. | | | | the bones. If you take care of yourself you will have |
| There are other factors, too. If you use blood | | | | a better chance to avoid the disease. |
| thinning drugs for the control of blood pressure or | | | | Once you have a regularly scheduled appointment |
| consume excessive amounts of alcohol, these will | | | | with a senior home care provider, you will begin to |
| have an effect. If you are the recipient of hormone | | | | feel the difference in your strength. You will, of |
| blocking anti-cancer treatments, if you had an early | | | | course, have to be cautious with your body, but |
| onset of menopause, or if you have not had a | | | | regular exercise will gradually start to increase the |
| sufficient regimen of physical activity, you may find | | | | density of your bone mass. |