‘fractures’

How to detect the osteorporosis

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

osteoporosis

Unfortunately a significant number of people is caused by the discovery of fractures in typical places – such as hip or wrist. You can also easily fractured vertebrae, may appear a pain in the waist or a striking deformity of the hump-shaped back.

However, as is common in medicine, prevention is the best ally. So when a woman enters menopause, or already suffering the advance notice of what is called menopause (hot flashes, etc..) Should consult your doctor who will take steps to diagnose osteoporosis, avoid or prevent progression .

You can do many tests, but none is specific: there is no laboratory test to diagnose osteoporosis.

Radiographs taken in the areas of the body most frequently occurring fractures, only allow the diagnosis when the disease progressed too.

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Low Bone Mass & Architecture Poor

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Osteoporosis is a systemic disease characterized by low bone mass and architecture poor, both increase bone fragility leaving it susceptible to fracture.

One in three postmenopausal women in particular have advanced osteopenia francs osteporosis values. Interestingly, this decline in BMD was significantly correlated with levels of sarcopenia, ie loss of muscle tissue, which characterizes the sedentary elderly. This correlation is less significant in men and women of the same age but who remain physically active. Per year in Europe is recorded about 650,000 hip fractures, which cause a 20% mortality and 50% partial or complete disability.

Other variables or factors that may affect bone metabolism, bone would be the use of psychoactive drugs, loss of muscle strength. In fractures, loss of stability and balance, and lost some senses like hearing and sight, predispose to falls and fractures.

In this article we will discuss the relationship between exercise and bone and try to give some idea about the intensity of exercise for optimizing exercise and diet for bone health.

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