Osteoporosis

Eating disorders tend to starve the body and prevent it from getting the appropriate vitamins and minerals to stay healthy. A lack of calcium will quickly start the bones to loose their strength and become soft.

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Partly, but its also dietary (low Ca intake),

age related, and

(lack of) exercise related.

Spongy (or cancellous) bone is significantly degenerated by osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is caused by inadequate calcium and problems with the parathyroid gland. Meat and green vegetables can assist with increasing the amount of calcium. Your mother was right when she told you, "Eat your spinach." Now you know why. For some reason or other, your body absorbs the calcium in milk if it is drunk other than at mealtime. Low impact exercise is also excellent for helping with osteoprosis. Bones thrive when force is applied against them.

One of the most serious of degenerative bone diseases, osteoporosis plagues mostly women and has no symptoms early in its progression, but is quite painful in its late stages. There are some ways to treat osteoporosis though. Medicines and lifestyle changes are the most common methods of osteoporosis treatment. There are Bisphosphonates which can stop or delay bone loss in women who have already gone through menopause, Calcitonin nasal spray can relieve bone pain, and parathyroid hormone which can help strengthen bones in women who are prone to breaks.

There are exercises that can help with osteoporosis such as lifting weights, playing tennis, rowing machines, dancing, yoga, and running. These help keep bones strong by bearing weight and using tension to test the durability of bones in patients going through osteoporosis treatment. There are vitamins that can enhance the calcium level in the body, which builds bone tissue.

Diet is another way to help keep the symptoms of osteoporosis at bay. Calcium-rich foods such as cheese, yogurt, milk, spinach, sardines, and tofu are very good for people who suffer from osteoporosis. Calcium is the most important thing that someone undergoing osteoporosis treatment can have. Bone density tests should be done on average of once every two to three years.

Smoking and alcohol can make the symptoms and progression of osteoporosis worse. Alcohol can also lead to falling, which is never good for anyone who has bone density loss. Most patients who are undergoing osteoporosis treatment are instructed to stop taking any medicines which can inhibit their motor functions or ability to stand and walk correctly.

Treating osteoporosis with surgery is not an option currently, but there is a great deal of research being done to find a treatment. There is a smaller surgery to repair individual vertebrae damaged by osteoporosis called a vertebroplasty. You can also have a procedure done to repair cracks in broken bones as well, which is called a kyphoplasty and uses glue to fill in missing bone fragments.

Prednisone, rheumatoid arthritis, and certain types of cancer can cause osteoporosis, but there are treatments for patients with this degenerative bone disease. Diet, medicines, exercises, and cessation of certain activities can prevent the worsening of osteoporosis. Talk to your doctor if you are concerned about being at risk for osteoporosis or for proper osteoporosis treatment options.

Anemia - healthy kidneys produces erythropoietin (EPO) a hormone which stimulates the bone marrow to produce Red Blood Cell which carries oxygen to different parts of the body. In diseased kidney, the production of EPO is reduced thus, production of RBC at the bone marrow is also reduced. During dialysis there is blood loss which may contribute to Low RBC and the routine blood samples.

Osteoporosis - healthy kidney balances the calcium and phosphorus level in the blood. the calcium is reabsorb by the kidney and being deposited in our bones. excess phosphorus on the other hand is being excreted by the kidneys. but when your kidney are not functioning well, the balance of the two, will be disrupted, thus there will be an increase level of phosphorus in the blood stream. to lower its level, calcium from the bone will be extracted to balance the phosphorus. thus making the bone brittle and prone to osteoporosis.

Most people who die from osteoporosis actually die from injuries related to the loss of bone. About 1.5 million people in the United States die from osteoporosis related injuries or complications each year but very few actually die from bone loss itself.

Calcium is the best prevention of osteoporosis because it strongens ur bones

osteoporosis is a disease condition which lowers the calcium content in the bones thereby causing weakening of bones,mostly occurs in women.after the menopause.treatment:can be treated by increased intake of calcium containing food like milk and many other calcium supplements obviously under the supervision of your respective physician or family doctor

The two reasons why women are more prone to osteoporosis than men include the fact that men are not prone to hormone changes as women are and a man's bones are larger and denser than a woman's. Another reason why women are more prone to osteoporosis than men is because women have a less peak bone mass than men do.

There are four major risk factors (and personally, I have ALL FOUR of them!): 1) family history of the disease, 2) cigarette smoking, 3) petite/small frame, and 4) Asian or Caucasian race.

There is potentially also a 5th risk factor (which I ALSO have!): history of eating disorders. Malnutrition leads to weaker bones.

If you have any of these risk factors, then you should be exercising regularly, eating properly, and, above all, you should be taking calcium supplements (preferably ones which have Vitamin D added to them, as calcium has a hard time being absorbed without Vitamin D).

Additional risk factors include post-menopausal status, inadequate exposure to sunlight, and chronic corticosteroid use.

Yes, it is a condition where the bone density becomes less than normal.

A Reclast infusion is a procedure whereby you can get one infusion each year instead of the medications by mouth that are given for treatment of osteopena or osteoporosis. "Reclast" is the medication's name.

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.

Because vitamin D and calcium build bone mass, and well, osteoporosis means porous bones. So, theoretically, D & calcium fill the holes a little :)

in any individual would you can expect to find the greatest incidence of osteoporosis

Not necessarily. Some do drink milk, but maybe not enough. But milk intake is not the only factor that contributes to osteoporosis.

The best thing for osteoporosis is to consume glucosamine supplements, drink a lot of milk, and get exercise everyday.

hospitalization and a surgical procedure are required. In hip replacement surgery, the broken hip is removed and replaced with a new hip made of plastic, or metal and plastic

Osteoporosis is one of the most serious complications of Menopause and Perimenopause. Not many women know what the full impact of Osteoporosis will be on their bodies.

Osteoporosis is a condition where bone loses its normal density. That leads to bone becoming porous and brittle, which will lead to fractures, dental problems and permanent disfigurement. Before menopause women have enough of the female hormone estrogen to assist the body in producing new bone. As soon as perimenopause symptoms start estrogen levels will drop and new bone is not produced any longer.

Osteoporosis is also called "the silent killer" and with good reason. There are no warning signs, and by the time the actual problems start, it is too late! By that time the damage has been done and precious bone density has been lost.

When the spinal column starts to collapse as a result of osteoporosis it causes curving and deformities as well as stress fractures and compression fractures which may lead to permanent disabilities. The woman may realize that she is in fact losing height! She may also experience spontaneous fractures of other parts of her body like a hip or an arm.

Because of the bone in the jaws that will also be affected, loosening of teeth may cause loss of teeth and gum disease.

If they do not receive enough calcium in their lifestyle, their bones will become brittle (easy to break). Some children are born that way. It also depends on bone structure. Usually, osteoporosis is generally found in women over 50+, but that has changed.

Osteopenia

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