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2009 World Osteoporosis Day - Get to Know Osteoporosis

By ebazaar ⋅ November 1, 2009 ⋅

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This year, the World Osteoporosis Day 2009 falls on October 20th. Hope it is not to late for this post. It’s time to get to know more of Osteoporosis.

Ever wonder why they always have these diseases’ days? It is certainly not for celebrating, rather it is to cultivate awareness in the world population of the respective disease and take precautions as well as early immunition towards it. This time it is on Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis usually attacks those who are above 50 years of age but that nowadays, it seems like that is not only the case. Early symptoms of osteoporosis can be detected in the early age, as early as 30 years old, with women having higher chances than men do. Statistis had shown that half of women and a quarter of men older than the age of 50 have high risk of breaking a bone due to osteoporosis.

In simple terms, Osteoporosis is a disease that makes your bone weak and much easier to break. As said before, it usually developed in elderly people but there are few rare cases, where even a child can get it due to the failure of the bone in absorbing calcium and vitamin D. Osteoporosis causes decrease in the bone mass and density due to the loss and depletion of minerals and protein components. Bones do generate over time to substitute for the lost broken bones. As we grow older, more bones will get broken and more bones are needed to replace them, and in order to generate a new one our body will need the sufficient nutrients to do so.

People with osteoporosis most often break bones in the wrist, spine, and hip. Actually, many people have weak bones and may not even know about it. Osteoporosis is a deadly and a silent disease, a killer of over time. People may not usually die of Osteoporosis but once you had it, the pain may be unbearable over a period of time.

The first sign of Osteoporosis would probably be when you had a broken bone. A few of other symptoms include:

Back pain
Pain on weight bearing
Kyphosis
Loss of height
Spontaneous fractures
Muscle spasm

How do you know if you have Osteoporosis?

It is not easy to detect on your own if you have osteoporosis or not. but you will know that you’re at risk if you are getting older, have a family history of osteoporosis, being petite, being a white or asian woman ( these are the two ethnic that are diagnosed with high risk of osteoporosis), or better yet consult a doctor for a thorough medical check up. If your doctor thinks you’re at risk, he will have you run on a few medical diagnosis such as the bone density test. It is a quick, safe and painless test so there are no worries.

Osteoporosis is also a highly genetically related disease, but that’s not all the reason to give up hope. Make sure you keep your bone strong by getting enough nutrition such as calcium, Vitamin D, do moderate exercise and avoid smoking and alcohol. You can get supplement at a young age with the prescription of a professional physician. Keep your bone strong and healthy for a better tomorrow.

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