Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis
Suneet Tandon
Osteoporosis is a disease
which can be treated.
Osteoporosis is a disease
which can be prevented
from occurring.
What is required is
awareness.
Don’t worry it is not that gloomy…
Reaching optimal peak bone mass during
adulthood is most effective weapon to
combat osteoporosis. For this purpose
factors worth taking into consideration
are
Calcium
Vitamin D
Regular exercises
Avoiding smoking and excessive
alcoholism.
Avoiding long term medications of
drugs which causes decreased bone
mass.
Bone density testing and taking
medications when appropriate.
Detection …
Bone mineral density (BMD) tests measure
bone density in the spine, wrist, and/or hip (the
most common sites of fractures due to
osteoporosis), while others measure bone in the
heel or hand. These tests are painless,
noninvasive, and safe.