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Bones35
- IBM and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology researchers are using an IBM BlueGene/L supercomputer to build intricate simulations of human bones, which could lead to earlier diagnoses of osteoporosis. (testmy.net)
- Osteoporosis a disease which affects the density of the bones. (utwente.nl)
- A bone density scan, also called bone densitometry, is a safe, painless X-ray examination that makes it possible to measure the density of your bones and determine whether you have osteoporosis: a disease characterized by a decrease in bone mineral density. (biron.com)
- Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones that causes bones to become weak and break easily. (womenshealth.gov)
- Broken bones from osteoporosis cause serious health problems and disability in older women. (womenshealth.gov)
- Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones. (womenshealth.gov)
- People with osteoporosis have bones that are weak and break easily. (womenshealth.gov)
- Osteoporosis is a disease that affects your bones. (healthlinkbc.ca)
- Osteoporosis can lead to broken bones (fractures) in the hip, spine, and wrist. (healthlinkbc.ca)
- Osteoporosis is a disorder of the bones in which the bones become brittle, weak, and easily damaged or broken. (emedicinehealth.com)
- A decrease in the mineralization and strength of the bones over time causes osteoporosis. (emedicinehealth.com)
- Osteoporosis is a public health issue in the U.S. because the disease contributes to two million fractures (broken bones), including 300,000 hip fractures, annually. (emedicinehealth.com)
- Vertebral (spinal) compression fractures are broken bones in the back that are due to weak bones caused by osteoporosis. (emedicinehealth.com)
- People with osteoporosis are more prone to stress fractures because of the weakness of their bones. (emedicinehealth.com)
- Osteoporosis silently weakens your bones, which can make you more likely to experience a bone fracture (broken bone). (clevelandclinic.org)
- If you have osteoporosis your bones are much more fragile and weaker than they should be. (clevelandclinic.org)
- Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens your bones. (clevelandclinic.org)
- People with osteoporosis are much more likely to experience broken bones ( bone fractures ). (clevelandclinic.org)
- Even though osteoporosis doesn't directly cause symptoms, you might notice a few changes in your body that can mean your bones are losing strength or density. (clevelandclinic.org)
- Osteoporosis happens as you get older and your bones lose their ability to regrow and reform themselves. (clevelandclinic.org)
- Rickets in children is similar to osteoporosis in the elderly, with brittle bones. (wikipedia.org)
- Osteoporosis causes the bones to lose the minerals that they need to stay strong. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Because osteoporosis weakens bones, even a minor fall could lead to serious injury. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Osteoporosis causes bones to become fragile and susceptible to breaking. (nwhn.org)
- Osteoporosis is a disorder in which bones become thinner and lose their strength. (harvard.edu)
- Individuals with osteoporosis are at higher risk for breaking bones. (harvard.edu)
- Just the bare bones this week as we find out how exercise strengthens the skeleton and how new scanning techniques can help to pick up osteoporosis earlier and inform its. (thenakedscientists.com)
- A bone density test is mainly done to look for osteoporosis (thin, weak bones) and osteopenia (decreased bone mass). (rochester.edu)
- The complications of broken bones due to osteoporosis are often bad, particularly in older adults. (rochester.edu)
- You can use it to treat osteoporosis (loss of tissues in the bones), breast cancer (in women), anemia, and patients who have long term corticosteroids. (publichealthlaw.net)
- In men with very low levels, the bones can become weak, potentially causing a condition called osteoporosis. (healthline.com)
- Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones deteriorate or become brittle and fragile due to low bone mass and bone tissue loss. (everydayhealth.com)
- No. It's believed osteoporosis can be prevented by building strong bones in the first place before age 30. (everydayhealth.com)
- You can strengthen your bones and lower the likelihood that osteopenia (an early sign of low bone mass) will turn into osteoporosis by following a nutritious diet, consuming the recommended amounts of calcium and vitamin D in food or supplements, maintaining a healthy weight, doing weight-bearing exercises regularly, limiting your alcohol intake, and quitting smoking if you smoke. (everydayhealth.com)
- Plus it will help strengthen the bones and prevent osteoporosis. (her2support.org)
Fractures occur3
- Osteoporosis is one of the most common issues leading to back pain in the U.S. Roughly 500,000 spinal fractures occur due to osteoporosis every year. (spine-health.com)
- Two million osteoporosis fractures occur in the U.S. each year costing approximately $19 billion [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
- The most common osteoporosis-related fractures occur in the wrist, hip and spine. (harvard.edu)
Postmenopausal osteoporosis4
- It was also the first drug every approved by the FDA specifically to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis. (aboutlawsuits.com)
- Major risk factors for postmenopausal osteoporosis (as defined by bone mineral density) include advanced age, genetics, lifestyle factors (such as low calcium and vitamin D intake, smoking), thinness, and menopause status. (medscape.com)
- Two hundred and twenty women with postmenopausal osteoporosis were included in the study. (who.int)
- Therefore, the Persian version of the ECOS-16 is a reliable and valid questionnaire to be used in the evaluation of quality of life in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. (who.int)
Break a bone4
- Most people don't know they have osteoporosis until it causes them to break a bone. (clevelandclinic.org)
- Most experts feel that the risk is very low compared with the benefits of finding osteoporosis before you break a bone. (medlineplus.gov)
- Most people with osteoporosis don't know they have it until they have a bone density test or break a bone. (harvard.edu)
- If you're over 50 and break a bone after falling from standing height, you should have the test to figure out if osteoporosis was the cause. (webmd.com)
Higher risk for osteoporosis3
- 6 Asian-American women also have a higher risk for osteoporosis because they are usually smaller and thinner than other women and therefore may have less bone density. (womenshealth.gov)
- However, very little transgender health research has been conducted to determine if transgender people in general have a higher risk for osteoporosis. (spine-health.com)
- People who are deficient in vitamin D are at higher risk for osteoporosis. (cdc.gov)
Symptoms9
- What are the symptoms of osteoporosis? (healthline.com)
- After bone mass has lowered, there may be clearer signs or symptoms of osteoporosis. (healthline.com)
- Osteoporosis on its own does not cause pain or obvious symptoms. (spine-health.com)
- Osteoporosis may not cause any apparent symptoms. (emedicinehealth.com)
- Osteoporosis doesn't have symptoms the way lots of other health conditions do. (clevelandclinic.org)
- People may not always experience symptoms of osteoporosis. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Some exercises can reduce the risk of osteoporosis or the severity of symptoms. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Some forms of exercise can worsen osteoporosis symptoms or increase the risk of falling. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- In its early stages, osteoporosis generally causes no symptoms. (everydayhealth.com)
Osteopenia and osteoporosis6
- The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) in combination with the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) is used to evaluate the behavior of the osteopenia and osteoporosis patients in ZGT Almelo. (utwente.nl)
- A bone density test is used mainly to diagnose osteopenia and osteoporosis. (rochester.edu)
- To correlate and compare precision, sensitivity and specificity of panoramic radiomorphometric indices and fractal dimension (FD) for screening low BMD (i.e. osteopenia and osteoporosis). (bvsalud.org)
- Furthermore, there is evidence that intraoral and panoramic radiographic findings may be indicators of both osteopenia and osteoporosis 1,6-12 . (bvsalud.org)
- The BMD of the mandible was correlated with the BMD of the lumbar spine and femoral neck, in osteopenia and osteoporosis cases 8 . (bvsalud.org)
- These measurements have been used as indices to predict osteopenia and osteoporosis since they are correlated with systemic bone mineral density (BMD) values measured with DXA 15 . (bvsalud.org)
Newly Diagnosed2
Diagnosis of osteoporosis2
- Arnav's research will simplify the diagnosis of osteoporosis, and accessible to all, which so far has been very expensive and available at certain selected hospitals. (dailyschoolsnews.com)
- The diagnosis of osteoporosis should be based on bone density or a clinical history that includes low-trauma fracture. (medscape.com)
Increases the risk of fractures1
- Osteoporosis, which is especially prevalent among older postmenopausal women, increases the risk of fractures. (medscape.com)
20182
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that 12.6% of adults over 50 had osteoporosis in 2017-2018. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- According to a 2018 review , situps can increase the risk of spinal fractures for people with osteoporosis. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Often diagnosed2
- Osteoporosis is often diagnosed on an X-ray when the patient suffers a fracture. (emedicinehealth.com)
- Osteoporosis is often diagnosed using measurements of bone mineral density. (aafp.org)
MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS3
- To update the evidence-based position statement published by The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) in 2006 regarding the management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. (medscape.com)
- Management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: 2010 position statement of The North American Menopause Society. (medscape.com)
- Cite this: Management of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women - Medscape - Mar 01, 2010. (medscape.com)
20203
- One 2020 review notes that regular swimming may increase bone strength in people with osteoporosis. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- The Middle East and Africa Regional Audit report, which was released during the 1st Middle-East & Africa Osteoporosis Meeting, held last month in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, suggests that by 2020, 25% of the population will be over the age of 50 - reaching 40% by 2050. (natureasia.com)
- Available from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/Arthritis-Osteoporosis-and-Chronic-Back-Conditions . (cdc.gov)
Likely to get osteoporosis1
- People of European and Asian background are most likely to get osteoporosis. (healthlinkbc.ca)
Chronic4
- The ability to treat or even diagnose chronic conditions such as osteoporosis is often absent. (who.int)
- 2016. Arthritis, osteoporosis, and chronic back conditions. (cdc.gov)
- Nevertheless, Osteoporosis is a chronic and progres- specific questionnaires on health-relat- this is a unidimensional questionnaire sive disease characterized by decreased ed quality of life, such as the Osteopo- according to the quantitative analysis. (who.int)
- Osteocalcin levels vary widely among healthy individuals and those patients with osteoporosis , Paget disease , and chronic renal failure. (medscape.com)
Fragility fractures2
- Although osteoporosis in adults is diagnosed based on a T-score equal to or below − 2.5 SD, most individuals who sustain fragility fractures are above this arbitrary cutoff. (biomedcentral.com)
- Despite the medical and economic costs of fragility fractures, osteoporosis screening is often overlooked and viewed as a low priority. (biomedcentral.com)
Consequences of Osteoporosis2
- What Are the Consequences of Osteoporosis? (emedicinehealth.com)
- The Scientific Group met to review the nature and consequences of osteoporosis, and strategies for its prevention and management. (who.int)
Severe4
- But some things can make you more likely to have the severe bone thinning of osteoporosis. (healthlinkbc.ca)
- School-aged children diagnosed in or after 2008 were more likely to have milder ASD and less likely to have severe ASD than those diagnosed in or before 2007. (cdc.gov)
- Bone density, even in severe osteoporosis, generally can be stabilized or improved. (harvard.edu)
- Severe (established) osteoporosis is defined as having a bone density that is at or more than 2.5 SD below the young adult mean with one or more past fractures due to osteoporosis. (rochester.edu)
Spine2
- to remain still while an X-ray machine will move slowly above your body and take images (e.g. hips, spine, forearm) that will be analyzed by a technologist to determine if you have osteoporosis. (biron.com)
- Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue leading to increased susceptibility to fractures, most commonly of the hip, spine and wrist. (who.int)
Osteoporotic fractures2
- There are still few epidemiological data on osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures in much of the world. (who.int)
- Given the health implications of osteoporotic fractures, the primary goal of osteoporosis therapy is to prevent fractures, which is accomplished by slowing or stopping bone loss, maintaining bone strength, and minimizing or eliminating factors that may contribute to fractures. (medscape.com)
Risk Factors5
- Osteoporosis has a number of causes and risk factors. (healthline.com)
- To catch osteoporosis early, as well as to identify those at risk of fractures caused by the condition, screening for risk factors is advised on the basis of age and sex. (spine-health.com)
- Younger women, as well as men of any age, may also need bone density testing if they have risk factors for osteoporosis. (medlineplus.gov)
- There are many risk factors for osteoporosis. (rochester.edu)
- Some people who develop osteoporosis have several risk factors, but others have none. (everydayhealth.com)
Fracture risk3
- Osteoporosis Canada also recommends that you and your doctor check your fracture risk using a tool such as CAROC (Canadian Association of Radiologists and Osteoporosis Canada) Risk Assessment or FRAX (Fracture Risk Assessment) starting at age 50. (healthlinkbc.ca)
- Current osteoporosis medications increase bone density and reduce fracture risk but the mechanisms of these actions vary. (biomedcentral.com)
- Up until the widespread use of DXA, patients at high fracture risk were not easily identified and effective osteoporosis medications were limited. (biomedcentral.com)
Screen for osteoporosis1
- Osteoporosis Canada recommends that all men age 65 and older routinely have a bone density test to screen for osteoporosis. (healthlinkbc.ca)
Person with osteoporosis2
- Even a simple fall can cause a hip fracture in a person with osteoporosis. (emedicinehealth.com)
- Over time, a person with osteoporosis may notice back pain , loss of height, a stooped posture , and easily-occurring bone fractures. (everydayhealth.com)
Treatment for osteoporosis3
- Treatment for osteoporosis may include adopting healthy habits and taking medicine to reduce bone loss and to build bone thickness. (healthlinkbc.ca)
- What is the best treatment for osteoporosis? (everydayhealth.com)
- Prolia (denosumab) was first introduced in 2010, as a treatment for osteoporosis. (aboutlawsuits.com)
Bone mass5
- Most people reach peak bone mass between ages 18 and 25, 2 Cosman F, de Beur SJ, LeBoff MS. Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis. (spine-health.com)
- If you have osteoporosis, you lose bone mass at a greater rate. (clevelandclinic.org)
- Osteoporosis is caused by decreases in bone mineral density and bone mass, or changes in bone structure or strength. (medpagetoday.com)
- Osteoporosis is more likely to develop if you did not reach optimal peak bone mass during your bone-building years. (everydayhealth.com)
- Bone loss resulting in osteoporosis is primarily a consequence of normal ageing, but can also arise owing to impaired development of peak bone mass or excessive loss during adulthood. (who.int)
Screening7
- Ultrasound is sometimes offered at events such as health fairs as a quick screening for osteoporosis. (healthlinkbc.ca)
- If screening identifies a relatively high risk for osteoporosis, a bone density test (densitometry) may be ordered. (spine-health.com)
- 1 Final Recommendation Statement: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening. (spine-health.com)
- A dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA) scan can be used as a screening test for osteopenia (bone loss that precedes osteoporosis). (emedicinehealth.com)
- Screening for osteoporosis to prevent fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. (ucsfhealth.org)
- [ 64 ] Most patients are asymptomatic (75%) and are diagnosed when elevated serum iron levels are noted on a routine chemistry screening panel or when screening is performed because a relative is diagnosed with hemochromatosis. (medscape.com)
- Screening for osteoporosis is currently recommended for all women over 65 years old, since the complications of this disease may be prevented by early detection 1 . (bvsalud.org)
Prevention7
- Osteoporosis affects mostly older women, but prevention starts when you are younger. (womenshealth.gov)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says around 20 percent of women and 5 percent of men 50 years and older have osteoporosis. (healthline.com)
- 2 Cosman F, de Beur SJ, LeBoff MS. Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis. (spine-health.com)
- In our last article, we discussed osteoporosis, its causes and prevention. (huahintoday.com)
- Treatment and prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. (nih.gov)
- A strategy for osteoporosis prevention, which fits well with prevention of other noncommunicable diseases, should accentuate proper nutrition (in this case to include adequate intake of calcium, vitamin D and protein), weight-bearing (aerobic) exercise, maintenance of proper body- mass index, abstinence from tobacco use, and avoidance of excessive alcohol use, and should also stress moderate exposure to sunlight. (who.int)
- Dr. Brown recommends a daily dose of 450 mg of magnesium for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. (drcarolyndean.com)
Skip1
- Transgender men and women taking hormone replacement therapy may be at increased risk of osteoporosis if they skip or stop taking hormones. (spine-health.com)
Menopause2
- Women tend to be diagnosed with osteoporosis more often than men because once they reach menopause, estrogen levels decrease. (emedicinehealth.com)
- Osteoporosis is more common in women than in men, largely because of hormonal changes that occur during menopause. (harvard.edu)
Broken Bone1
- It's the only test that can diagnose osteoporosis before a broken bone occurs," Singer says. (webmd.com)
Scan3
- If you are at risk of bone loss, a DXA scan , which is similar to an X-ray, is the only test the Irish Osteoporosis Society, which is the national leading expert in Osteoporosis recommends. (irishosteoporosis.ie)
- To diagnose this injury, a doctor may use an X-ray or CT scan of the chest. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Hospitals and clinics are expected to remain the largest segment due to the increasing demand for DEXA machines to scan and identify disorders like osteoporosis. (tmcnet.com)
Develop osteoporosis2
- Anyone can develop osteoporosis. (clevelandclinic.org)
- But if you do develop osteoporosis, you can slow your rate of bone loss and possibly increase your bone density by using one or more of the available drugs for osteoporosis, along with healthy lifestyle changes. (everydayhealth.com)
Affects6
- Osteoporosis, which literally means "porous bone," is a disease that affects one in three women and one in five men over the age of 50. (testmy.net)
- Osteoporosis affects more women than men. (womenshealth.gov)
- In the United States, osteoporosis affects one in four women 65 or older. (womenshealth.gov)
- Osteoporosis is a condition that affects bone health. (healthline.com)
- Osteoporosis is a major health problem and affects a significant number of people. (bvsalud.org)
- ECOS-16 generates a single it to be prone to fracture ( 1 ), and con- aspects of osteoporosis, i.e. these have summary score obtained from the sequently the condition affects quality been used as the main outcome in clini- arithmetic mean of the items answered, of life ( 2,3 ). (who.int)
Medication3
- The use of medication reduces the fracture rate among patients with osteoporosis. (utwente.nl)
- If you have osteoporosis, your doctor may prescribe medication for you or suggest you take certain supplements . (healthline.com)
- Notably, those with bipolar disorder treated with lithium showed a significantly reduced risk of osteoporosis compared with patients not receiving lithium (HRR, 0.62), after adjustment for factors including age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index, use of systemic corticosteroids, use of sedative medication, and eating disorder diagnosis. (medscape.com)
Clinical4
- Our findings emphasize that bone health should be a priority in the clinical management of bipolar disorder, and that the potential bone-protective effects of lithium should be subjected to further study - both in the context of osteoporosis and bipolar disorder," said Soren D. Ostergaard, MD, PhD, the study's first author and a professor in the psychosis research unit, Aarhus (Denmark) University Hospital-Psychiatry. (medscape.com)
- The best habits for top bone health, says Andrea Singer, MD, clinical director at the National Osteoporosis Foundation, are to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet and get regular exercise. (webmd.com)
- Over 100 free commonly used clinical formulas and calculator tools to help diagnose, treat, prevent, and determine prognosis of patients at point of care. (guidelinecentral.com)
- Patients who were diagnosed as secondary osteoporosis by clinical and laboratory examinations were excluded. (who.int)
Recommends1
- Osteoporosis Canada recommends drinking no more than 2 alcohol drinks a day. (healthlinkbc.ca)
Spinal2
- People with osteoporosis may develop muscle weakness, posture issues, or spinal curvature. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Exercises, such as the chest press, involve spinal compression, which can increase the risk of spinal fractures in people with osteoporosis. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Patients4
- With a median follow-up of 7.7 years, the incidence of osteoporosis per 1,000 person-years was 8.70 among patients with bipolar disorder, compared with an incidence of 7.84 among controls, (hazard rate ratio, 1.15). (medscape.com)
- This incongruity poses a challenge to clinicians to identify patients who may benefit from osteoporosis treatments. (biomedcentral.com)
- These tests must be accurate to ensure correct diagnoses and treatment of patients with vitamin D deficiency. (cdc.gov)
- There is no Farsi version of the women are at high risk of osteoporosis stressful for patients ( 11 ). (who.int)
Health11
- According to Alessandro Curioni, manager of computational sciences at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, osteoporosis racks up health costs second only to cancer. (testmy.net)
- If you take the risk factor test on the Irish Osteoporosis Society website and if the results say you are at risk of bone loss, please make an appointment with your GP to further discuss your bone health plan. (irishosteoporosis.ie)
- Why Is Osteoporosis an Important Public Health Issue? (emedicinehealth.com)
- Miguel recently opened up about his health issues and revealed on Instagram that he was diagnosed with osteoporosis in his lower back. (monstersandcritics.com)
- This test helps your health care provider detect osteoporosis or bone loss and predict your risk for bone fractures. (medlineplus.gov)
- The World Health Organization (WHO) defines osteoporosis as a BMD T-score of − 2.5 or lower at any one location or having a previous fragility fracture. (biomedcentral.com)
- Only three countries in the study had identified osteoporosis as a national health priority: Iran, Iraq and Jordan. (natureasia.com)
- To secure more research on osteoporosis in the Middle East and North Africa, Fuleihan suggests raising awareness by "engaging policymakers and health authorities in the extent of the problem. (natureasia.com)
- We need to be educating physicians, working with ministries of health and incorporating osteoporosis as a health problem within school curricula," adds Fuleihan. (natureasia.com)
- After her osteoporosis diagnosis 2 years ago, Roz Warren, 63, went on a mission to improve her bone health by making changes to her lifestyle. (webmd.com)
- In Australia, sea- sonality of tuberculosis diagnoses was more pronounced in lian Government Department of Health and Ageing ( 8 ). (cdc.gov)
Test4
- From there, your doctor may decide to test for osteoporosis by performing a bone density test called bone densitometry. (healthline.com)
- Ultrasound by itself isn't a reliable test for diagnosing osteoporosis. (healthlinkbc.ca)
- Ask your provider about a bone density test if you're over 65 or have a family history of osteoporosis. (clevelandclinic.org)
- The best way to diagnose osteoporosis (or its precursor, osteopenia) is with a bone density test. (harvard.edu)
People25
- Moreover, the testing of osteoporosis took a longer time, but now his research will make it possible for all the people of society and the treatment will be less expensive, less time taking, and easily diagnosed. (dailyschoolsnews.com)
- Transgender People and Osteoporosis. (spine-health.com)
- In the United States, 10 million people have osteoporosis (80% of those are women), and 44 million are at risk for developing the disease due to low bone density. (emedicinehealth.com)
- People may not know they have osteoporosis until they break (fracture) a bone. (emedicinehealth.com)
- Hip fractures are common among people with osteoporosis. (emedicinehealth.com)
- More than 50 million people in the U.S. live with osteoporosis. (clevelandclinic.org)
- Osteoporosis is common in people over 50. (clevelandclinic.org)
- Experts estimate that half of all people assigned female at birth and 1 in 4 people assigned male at birth over 50 have osteoporosis. (clevelandclinic.org)
- People with osteopenia have early signs of osteoporosis. (clevelandclinic.org)
- People with a family history (if someone in your biological family has osteoporosis). (clevelandclinic.org)
- NEW ORLEANS - People with bipolar disorder - particularly men - show a significantly increased risk of osteoporosis, compared with the general population, but treatment with lithium appears to offer a significant protective effect against the bone disease, according to results from the largest study of its kind. (medscape.com)
- Be part of a network of people dedicated to improving the quality of life for those affected by osteoporosis! (osteoporosis.ca)
- Around 10 million people in the United States currently live with osteoporosis . (medicalnewstoday.com)
- As such, golfing may not be an appropriate hobby for people with osteoporosis. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- People can speak with a physical therapist to learn more about safe abdominal exercises for osteoporosis. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Yoga is a beneficial exercise for increasing flexibility and muscular strength, but certain yoga positions may be dangerous for people with osteoporosis. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- People with osteoporosis need to avoid transitions such as jumping out of downward-facing dog. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Although strength training is important for people with osteoporosis, certain weightlifting exercises can be harmful . (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Although certain exercises are unsuitable for people with osteoporosis, many safe exercise options exist. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- These exercises may be especially beneficial for people with osteoporosis. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- People with mild osteoporosis may enjoy a brisk jog or a friendly game of tennis. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- For most people, however, there is no clear cause of osteoporosis other than aging. (harvard.edu)
- The outlook for people with osteoporosis is good, especially if the problem is detected and treated early. (harvard.edu)
- Osteoporosis makes people considerably more prone to injury. (healthline.com)
- The relationship between leisure-time physical activity and well-being in people diagnosed with osteoporosis. (bvsalud.org)
Radiologists1
- Radiologists outperformed four commercially available AI algorithms when diagnosing lung diseases on chest x-rays. (auntminnie.com)
Elderly4
- Caused by a loss of bone density, osteoporosis puts its victims at a high risk of bone fractures or breaks and is a major cause of pain, disability and death in the elderly. (testmy.net)
- Does Osteoporosis Only Affect the Elderly? (emedicinehealth.com)
- While the effects of osteoporosis are often seen in the elderly, the disorder usually starts progressing from middle age on. (emedicinehealth.com)
- North America is anticipated to remain the largest region, driven by the presence of key players, a growing elderly population, and increasing cases related to osteoporosis. (tmcnet.com)
Onset2
- I was diagnosed with early onset osteoporosis in my 40's. (aboutlawsuits.com)
- The surgeon, who repaired the femur, s [Show More] I was diagnosed with early onset osteoporosis in my 40's. (aboutlawsuits.com)
Person's2
- Does having osteoporosis affect a person's life expectancy? (everydayhealth.com)
- Having osteoporosis reduces a person's life expectancy, a study found, but just how much depended on the age at which treatment was started. (everydayhealth.com)
Family2
- Ask a healthcare provider about checking your bone density, especially if you're over 65, have had a bone fracture after age 50, or someone in your biological family has osteoporosis. (clevelandclinic.org)
- Those with low bone density or a family history of osteoporosis are also at a higher risk of developing this condition. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Females1
- The association of bipolar disorder with osteoporosis was notably more pronounced among males (HRR, 1.42) compared with females (HRR, 1.07). (medscape.com)
Arthritis2
- I was diagnosed with arthritis and osteoporosis. (capemaycountyherald.com)
- Susan Brown, Ph.D., director of the Osteoporosis Education Project in Syracuse, New York, warns that "the use of calcium supplementation in the face of magnesium deficiency can lead to a deposition of calcium in the soft tissue such as the joints, promoting arthritis, or in the kidney, contributing to kidney stones. (drcarolyndean.com)
Adults1
- Studies have found that 1 in 3 adults over 50 who don't have osteoporosis yet have some degree of reduced bone density (osteopenia). (clevelandclinic.org)