It’s called a silent disease, because we most likely won’t feel pain or weakness until a fracture occurs.
October 20th is World Osteoporosis Day. Osteoporosis can affect anyone over 50, even vibrant and athletic women. A hunched back may appear in advanced cases, but most of us don’t show outward signs of bone loss at all. That’s what makes this bone disease invisible and potential bone breaks so serious.
Spinal fractures are the most common, yet heavily undiagnosed, because height loss and back pain are often associated with aging or strain.
This lack of diagnosis leads to a domino effect where patients are 5-times more likely to break another bone within a year after their first osteoporotic fracture.
Talk to your healthcare provider about osteoporosis screening and treatment.
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