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How would a physio help and elderly women with arthritis and osteoporosis?
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Who does osteoporosis affect?
Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disorder in the elderly, mostly in postmenopausal women and especially women over the age of 60. It causes decreased bone density.
What is a condition that affects more elderly women with small frame and may result in weak bones?
Osteopenia, which leads to osteoporosis
The main reason osteoporosis is most common in elderly women is their lack of?
Calcium and Vitamin D, since you need one to absorb the other.
Is osteoporosis more common in women or men?
Osteoporosis (oss-tee-oh-puh-ro-sis) is a disease of the bones. It means the bones are weak and more likely to break. People with osteoporosis most often break bones in the hip, spine, and wrist. Anyone can get osteoporosis, but it's most common in older women. The older you are, the greater your risk of osteoporosis. There are no signs or symptoms of osteoporosis. You might not know you have the disease until you break a bone. That is why it's so important to get a bone density test.
What are the reasons why women are more prone to osteoporosis than women?
Why are women more prone to osteoporosis than men
What are the reasons why women are prone to osteoporosis than men?
Why are women more prone to osteoporosis than men
Osteoporosis is a condition that makes bones more?
Osteoporosis makes bones more "brittle". This usually involves the loss of calcium, which makes bones hard. Osteoporosis affects more women than men, and more elderly women than younger women. Little exercise, little exposure to sunlight, not consuming milk products, and aging all can lead to osteoporosis.
Is osteoporosis cancer?
yes, about every 1 in 3 women get osteoporosis, and about 1 in 12 men get osteoporosis
Which disorder has to do with women and the skeletal system?
osteoporosis
At what age does osteoporosis occur in people?
Osteoporosis can occur at any age but is a huge problem especially for people at and over the age of 50. Women have the greatest risk for osteoporosis and should consider seeing a doctor.
What health problems would older women suffer from?
Women over 50 are more prone to suffer from the effects of heart disease, osteoporosis, breast cancer and diabetes than younger women or men. As women age they're also more at risk for other age related health concerns like hypertension, arthritis and the possibility of accidental injuries.
Which mineral protects humans especially women from osteoporosis?
Calcium is the best prevention of osteoporosis because it strongens ur bones
