Osteoporosis Treatment In Patna

Osteoporosis literally means 'porous bone'. It is a disease that severely weakens the bones, making them fragile and highly prone to breaking from minor falls or even a sneeze.

Osteopenia is the early stage of bone loss where your bone density is lower than normal. Osteoporosis is a more severe stage where the bone loss is significant enough to cause high fracture risk.

It is diagnosed using a quick, painless X-ray test called a DEXA scan, which measures the mineral density of the bones in your spine and hip.

All women over the age of 65, men over 70, or anyone over 50 who has suffered a fragility fracture should get a baseline DEXA scan.

While there is no absolute cure, the disease can be effectively halted and sometimes slightly reversed using strong bone-building medications and lifestyle changes.

Estrogen protects bone density. When women go through menopause, estrogen levels drop drastically, causing a rapid acceleration of bone loss.

While calcium (found in milk) is a necessary building block for bones, you also need sufficient Vitamin D to absorb the calcium, and weight-bearing exercise to force the bones to strengthen.

Weight-bearing exercises (like brisk walking, dancing, and stair climbing) and resistance training (using light weights) physically stress the bones, stimulating them to grow denser.

The most common medications (bisphosphonates) work by slowing down the cells that break down bone, allowing the bone-building cells to catch up and increase overall density.

It occurs when the weakened bones of the spine (vertebrae) simply collapse under the body's own weight, causing severe back pain, loss of height, and a hunched posture.