Osteoporosis
What is it?
Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become very weak and brittle. Bone is a living tissue that is constantly being replaced as it is removed. However, when the creation of new bone is not caught up with the removal of old bone, bones become brittle. Bones can become so weak that falling down, bending over, and coughing can cause a fracture. Most fractures occur in the hip, wrists, and spine. Juvenile Osteoporosis is a rare type of osteoporosis that occurs in children. This is a major problem, because it occurs during the child’s bone building years
Symptoms
Typically there are no symptoms in the early stages of bone loss. Be that as it may, after the bones become weak from osteoporosis, some symptoms will include:
Back pain, caused by a fractured or collapsed vertebra
Loss of height over time
A stooped posture
Bone fracturing that happens more easily than expected
Loss of 1 or 2 inches of height
Causes A person’s bones are always renewing themselves. In the process new bone is created and old bone is broken own. As a child, our bodies made bone faster than it broke down which results in a high bone mass increase. The peak for the bone mass increases is reached around the early twenties. When people become older, bone mass depletes faster than it is renewed. The development of osteoporosis depends on how much bone mass we attained during our youth. A high bone mass in a person’s youth reduces the probability of developing osteoporosis as a person ages. However, a low bone mass as a child increases the probability if developing osteoporosis. In addition, several types of cancers, such as breast and prostate cancer, can result in the weaker and fragile bones. Prevention
Strategies for preventing osteoporosis are different for young women and older women. Young women should make sure to meet their needs for calcium, vitamin D, and other medications. Physical activity of a weight-bearing nature is important to
Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become very weak and brittle. Bone is a living tissue that is constantly being replaced as it is removed. However, when the creation of new bone is not caught up with the removal of old bone, bones become brittle. Bones can become so weak that falling down, bending over, and coughing can cause a fracture. Most fractures occur in the hip, wrists, and spine. Juvenile Osteoporosis is a rare type of osteoporosis that occurs in children. This is a major problem, because it occurs during the child’s bone building years
Symptoms
Typically there are no symptoms in the early stages of bone loss. Be that as it may, after the bones become weak from osteoporosis, some symptoms will include:
Back pain, caused by a fractured or collapsed vertebra
Loss of height over time
A stooped posture
Bone fracturing that happens more easily than expected
Loss of 1 or 2 inches of height
Causes A person’s bones are always renewing themselves. In the process new bone is created and old bone is broken own. As a child, our bodies made bone faster than it broke down which results in a high bone mass increase. The peak for the bone mass increases is reached around the early twenties. When people become older, bone mass depletes faster than it is renewed. The development of osteoporosis depends on how much bone mass we attained during our youth. A high bone mass in a person’s youth reduces the probability of developing osteoporosis as a person ages. However, a low bone mass as a child increases the probability if developing osteoporosis. In addition, several types of cancers, such as breast and prostate cancer, can result in the weaker and fragile bones. Prevention
Strategies for preventing osteoporosis are different for young women and older women. Young women should make sure to meet their needs for calcium, vitamin D, and other medications. Physical activity of a weight-bearing nature is important to