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- Osteoporosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Osteoporosis Overview Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that a fall or even mild stresses such as bending over or coughing can cause a break Osteoporosis-related breaks most commonly occur in the hip, wrist or spine Bone is living tissue that is constantly being broken down and replaced
- Bone Health Osteoporosis | NIAMS
Why does bone health matter? Learn more about what you can do to help keep your bones strong and healthy, what the risk factors are for osteoporosis, and how to live well if you have osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis treatment: Medications can help - Mayo Clinic
Find out more about your options for bone-preserving drugs, including how often you need to take them and what side effects you might expect
- Osteoporosis Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms | NIAMS
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the structure and strength of bone changes This can lead to a decrease in bone strength that can increase the risk of fractures (broken bones) Osteoporosis is a “silent” disease because you typically do not have symptoms, and you may not even know you have the disease until you break a
- Back pain - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Osteoporosis The spine's vertebrae can develop painful breaks if the bones become porous and brittle Ankylosing spondylitis, also called axial spondyloarthritis This inflammatory disease can cause some of the bones in the spine to fuse This makes the spine less flexible Risk factors Anyone can develop back pain, even children and teens
- Bone Mineral Density Tests: What the Numbers Mean | NIAMS
Bone mineral density testing can: Identify and diagnose osteoporosis Measure the risk of fractures (broken bones) Monitor the effectiveness of osteoporosis treatment What tests are used to measure bone mineral density? The most common bone mineral density test is a central dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA or DEXA)
- Bone health: Tips to keep your bones healthy - Mayo Clinic
Osteoporosis is a condition that causes bones to become weak and easily broken How likely you are to develop osteoporosis depends on how much bone mass you have by the time you're 30 and how quickly you lose it after that The higher your peak bone mass, the more bone you have built up The more bone you have built up, the less likely you are to develop osteoporosis as you get older
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
The mission of the NIAMS is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research; and the dissemination of information o
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