Osteoporosis

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Osteoporosis is a condition that affects the bones, a decrease in bone density. It occurs when the bones become very fragile and weak which results in them being a lot easier for them to fracture.
As you get older the bones start to become weaker, if bones get broken it takes a considerable amount of time for them to repair themselves than that of a younger person where the bones normally nit back together quickly. When a person reaches the age of around 16-18 the bodies bones stop growing, however they still continue to increase in mass until they reach out of their teens into the age of 20+, during this time the bones still stay strong but when at the age of around 35 they slowly start to lose their density resulting in them slowly progressing to becoming weaker. Unfortunately this happens to everyone when becoming of age that we cannot stop you could call it one of the body’s natural processes, this process can very much lead to osteoporosis increasing the risks of bones being susceptible to fractures. A lot of people can experience getting osteoporosis in the vertebrae causing bent backs which can make it very uncomfortable & painful.

Our bones are made of living growing tissue, an outer shell of cortical or dense bone which encases trabecular bone which is soft & spongy. When osteoporosis occurs and it gradually weakens the bone the holes in the spongy part of the bone slowly grow larger in size and more numerous which results in the overall weakening of the internal structure of the bone.

Everybody has cells which remove old bone & other cells that rebuild new bone. This continuous process is part of what keeps our bones strong.
There are known to be 3 main types of osteoporosis, these are…
Type 1: Postmenopausal osteoporo...

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..., if they weigh less than 130 pounds they are at risk to the disease. However those who are of a much greater weight i.e. those who are obese they are prone to developing bone injuries and strains which again can lead to osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a major public health problem through associated fragility fractures. As we know the most common areas of fractures are the hip, spine & wrist these alone have enormous health & economic impacts. The worldwide direct & indirect annual costs of a hip fracture in previous years were costing billions of pounds & for the upcoming years it is predicted to still increase. Incidences of fractures differ between populations but are set to increase as the global population grow more elderly. There are currently advances in which to object those who are at risk with the disease to try and aid this in reducing the overall numbers.

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