Osteoporosis means "porous bones". If you have osteoporosis, the bones do not look different, but they lose their substance, as well as calcium and other minerals. As a result, your bones less effort and more prone to fractures, especially if you fall. The most common osteoporotic fractures in a fall in the wrist or hip. You are also much more likely to compression fractures in the vertebrae, the bones of the spine. Compression fracture is the result of weakened bones crack from normal pressure to be in an upright position.
This often leads to curvature of the spine to the shoulders of the elderly are sometimes called "hump widow."
Appearance hump widow or fractured wrist or hip in a fall can be the first actual symptoms of osteoporosis if your doctor was measuring bone density. Men also should watch for loss of height, change in posture or sudden back pain. There are a number of risk factors that increase the probability of human presence of osteoporosis. Low body weight, less than 127 pounds
early menopause at the age of 45
Before menopause, having a time in your life when you went over a year without a menstrual period >> << taking drug therapy , which reduces estrogen levels, such as lasix purchase breast cancer or endometriosis
bad eyesight, despite the correction, as in the eyepiece
Race - White people are exposed to the greatest risk of osteoporosis, although the condition can affect people all ethnic groups
Chronic disease that alters hormone levels and affects the kidneys, lungs, stomach and intestines
In addition, the history of one of these diseases may increase, as women and men the risk of developing osteoporosis: << Hyperparatyreoz >> with overactive parathyroid glands
Hyperthyroidism with an overactive thyroid gland
steroids (prednisolone, hydrocortisone, dexamethasone)
excess thyroxine, thyroid replacement
reviews of healthcare I specialists UCSF Medical Center. Last updated February 23, 2012.
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