I chose to read the article, “Osteoporosis in multiple sclerosis” written by Andrew P Hearn and Eli Silber. It is an understanding about osteoporosis and the connection it might have with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared to patients that do not have multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disability that affects a great amount of young adults. The longer a person has multiple sclerosis, the more the person loses strength in there bones. Osteoporosis occurs when the body does not absorb the required amount of bone mineral density (BMD), which reduces bone strength. Both men and women have different factors that can increase the risks of getting osteoporosis. This article explains that MS is the second …show more content…
It is also important because it shows the connection that medication, vitamins, and minerals have and which ones have a greater impact on multiple sclerosis and osteoporosis in both men and women. It is also important because the results include congenital, acquired, lifestyle, and latrogenic factors. These factors are necessary for health care providers to compare these results to their own patients as well as being helpful for future studies. This reading is also important because it shows what bones have a greater risk associated with bone mass density (BMD). This current evidence is a useful guideline for management protocol until more evidence is …show more content…
Medical Terminology Breakdown
| |Medical Word |Prefix |Combining form |Suffix |Definition |
|1 |osteoporosis |None |oste/o- (bone), por/o- |-osis (condition; abnormal |abnormal rarefaction of bone |
| | | |(small opining, pores) |conditions, process) | |
|5 |chronic |None |Chron/o- (time) |-ic (pertaining to) |disease that persists over a long period|
| | | | | | |
|6 |inflammatory |None |Inflamat/o- (redness and |-ory (having the function |Having the function of redness and |
| | | |warmth) |of) |warmth |
|7 |demineralization |de- (reversal of;|mineral/o- (mineral; |-ization (pertaining to) |pertaining to lack of