More patients will enter medical offices with osteoporosis, as America ages. Fortunately, a majority will only have a relative contradiction to manipulation, allowing many methods for relieving symptoms. Knowing what you can do in this situation is crucial. These are the types, symptoms, and risk factors of osteoporosis.
Primary and secondary are the two types of osteoporosis. What determines the type is the amount of calcium left in the skeletal system and if it places a person at risk for fracture. Primary osteoporosis can be either high or low-turnover. High-turnover osteoporosis is associated with falls or minor accidents that cause vertebral fractures and fractures of the hip, wrist or forearm. Women have a greater risk for type 1 than men do. Low-turnover osteoporosis (type 2) occurs when formation and re-absorption of bone are no longer coordinated.
In contrast, secondary osteoporosis is caused by medications like corticosteroids (which are used by about 30 million Americans), contraceptives, diuretics, and other medications. Diuretics are used to treat high blood pressure and depending on the type have different effects on osteoporosis. Contraceptives, that use progestin without estrogen, can cause a loss in bone density. Anti-seizure drugs and many other medications can increase the risk for bone loss, as can the blood thinning drug heparin along with other hormonal drugs that dominate over estrogen.
Osteoporosis becomes apparent in a dramatic way too often; whether it's a fractured vertebrae, hip, forearm, or any bony site if sufficient bone mass is lost. After a minor trauma such as bending, lifting, jumping, or falling, these fractures frequently occur. In the later stages of disease, pain, disfigurement, and debilitation are common. If spinal compression fractures go undetected for too long of a time, a large percentage of calcium will be lost and the vertebrae in the spine start to collapse. This will cause kyphosis (a stooped posture) or "downager's hump". This is usually relatively painless, but patients can lose up to six inches in height.
There are a number of factors that predispose a person to osteoporosis; gender, age, ethnicity, body type, family history, hormonal deficiencies, and lifestyle choices. Seventy percent of people with osteoporosis are women. Since aging causes bones to thin and weaken, half of all Americans over age 50 could be at risk for this condition by 2020. Although adults from all ethnic groups are susceptible to developing osteoporosis, Caucasians and Asians face a comparatively greater risk. Osteoporosis is more common in people who have a small, thin body frame and bone structure as well. People whose parents had a history of fractures may be more likely to have it. In women, estrogen deficiency is a primary risk factor. In men, a low level of testosterone increases risk. Lifestyle factors that affect susceptibility include dietary factors, exercise, smoking, and alcohol use.
Primary and secondary are the two types of osteoporosis. What determines the type is the amount of calcium left in the skeletal system and if it places a person at risk for fracture. Primary osteoporosis can be either high or low-turnover. High-turnover osteoporosis is associated with falls or minor accidents that cause vertebral fractures and fractures of the hip, wrist or forearm. Women have a greater risk for type 1 than men do. Low-turnover osteoporosis (type 2) occurs when formation and re-absorption of bone are no longer coordinated.
In contrast, secondary osteoporosis is caused by medications like corticosteroids (which are used by about 30 million Americans), contraceptives, diuretics, and other medications. Diuretics are used to treat high blood pressure and depending on the type have different effects on osteoporosis. Contraceptives, that use progestin without estrogen, can cause a loss in bone density. Anti-seizure drugs and many other medications can increase the risk for bone loss, as can the blood thinning drug heparin along with other hormonal drugs that dominate over estrogen.
Osteoporosis becomes apparent in a dramatic way too often; whether it's a fractured vertebrae, hip, forearm, or any bony site if sufficient bone mass is lost. After a minor trauma such as bending, lifting, jumping, or falling, these fractures frequently occur. In the later stages of disease, pain, disfigurement, and debilitation are common. If spinal compression fractures go undetected for too long of a time, a large percentage of calcium will be lost and the vertebrae in the spine start to collapse. This will cause kyphosis (a stooped posture) or "downager's hump". This is usually relatively painless, but patients can lose up to six inches in height.
There are a number of factors that predispose a person to osteoporosis; gender, age, ethnicity, body type, family history, hormonal deficiencies, and lifestyle choices. Seventy percent of people with osteoporosis are women. Since aging causes bones to thin and weaken, half of all Americans over age 50 could be at risk for this condition by 2020. Although adults from all ethnic groups are susceptible to developing osteoporosis, Caucasians and Asians face a comparatively greater risk. Osteoporosis is more common in people who have a small, thin body frame and bone structure as well. People whose parents had a history of fractures may be more likely to have it. In women, estrogen deficiency is a primary risk factor. In men, a low level of testosterone increases risk. Lifestyle factors that affect susceptibility include dietary factors, exercise, smoking, and alcohol use.
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