Osteoporosis Treatment and Symptoms Bone Loss
A condition that is characterized by a decrease in bone mass and density, causing bones to become fragile.
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Osteoporosis and
Bone Densitometry Testing
... What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis literally means "porous bone." As we age, our bones naturally lose thickness and strength. Osteoporosis leads to an increased risk of fractures (breaks). C...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Signs and symptoms ... In the early stages of bone loss, you usually have no pain or symptoms. But once bones have been weakened by osteoporosis, you may have signs and symptoms that include: Back pain Loss of height over t...
Source: MayoClinic
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Physician''s Guide to Osteoporosis Prevention
... All women should receive counseling on the risk factors for osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a silent risk factor for fracture, just as hypertension is for stroke. One of two white women will have a fra...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Prevention ... The following measures can greatly reduce your risk of osteoporosis. If you already have osteoporosis, these steps can help prevent your bones from becoming weaker. In some cases you may even be able ...
Source: MayoClinic
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Hip Fractures in the Elderly
... Falls are common, often dreaded events in the lives of older people. Aside from the obvious injuries and even death that may result, falling can cause wide-ranging consequences, including loss of inde...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Kyphoplasty ... What is kyphoplasty? Kyphoplasty is a technique for treating vertebral compression fractures, small breaks in the thick mass of bone that makes up the front part of the vertebra, called the vertebral ...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
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How to Prevent Osteoporosis During Menopause
... What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis means "porous bone." In healthy bone, there is a balance between the breakdown of old bone tissue and the manufacture of new, replacement material. In oste...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
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Osteoporosis
... What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones, making them more susceptible to sudden and unexpected fractures. Literally meaning "porous bone," it results in an increas...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Osteoporosis: New Bone Builders and Protectors ... What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis: A debilitating disease that can be prevented and treated. Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break. If not prevented or if l...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
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Osteoporosis
... A generalized, progressive diminution in bone tissue mass(i.e., a reduced amount of bone) causing weakness of skeletal strength, even though the ratio of mineral to organic elements is unchanged in th...
Source: HealthWorld
Osteoporosis, Heart Disease, and Breast Cancer ... The decrease in hormones that occurs soon after menopause can cause a number of uncomfortable symptoms, but the long term effects of hormonal loss can produce devastating (and potentially life threate...
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Osteoporosis Articles
- Kids and Their Bones: A Guide for Parents
... Typically, when parents think about their children's health, they don't think about their bones. But building healthy bones by adopting healthy nutritional and lifestyle habits in childhood is... - Osteoporosis
... Things that can increase your chances of developing osteoporosis include: being female small, thin body (under 127 pounds) family history of osteoporosis being postmenopausal or of an advanced age Cau... - Osteoporosis: Progress and Promise
... Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength predisposing to an increased risk of fracture. Bone strength reflects the integration of two main features: bone density ... - PTH and Alendronate: Combining Treatments Shows No Bone Density Advantage
... Combining the bone-building treatment parathyroid hormone (PTH) with alendronate, a drug that slows bone loss, produces no significant improvement in bone mineral density (BMD) beyond that produced by... - Questions and Answers on the Use of Hormones After Menopause for Osteoporosis
... The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) is a long-term study of the risks and benefits of strategies that may reduce the occurrence of heart disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and bone fractures i... - What parents need to know about children's bone health
... Osteoporosis is a disease that thins and weakens bones to the point where they break easily - especially bones in the hip, spine (backbone) and wrist. It is called a "silent disease" because...
Resources
- "Calcium Crisis" Affects American Youth (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Alcohol and Bone Health (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)