Contest: "Osteoporosis"

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Hello my dear Steemians,

 

Time to time I love to write posts in Healthy Steem in there is any topic that related to Health topic and I just want to share my opinion. Today I found an interesting topic that can affect everyone and likely majority of us will suffer from this condition the older we will get.

The condition is Osteoporosis I am sure many of you already heard that and in some cases maybe your relatives being diagnosed with that too.

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What do you understand by osteoporosis?

 

Since our birth we grow almost on daily basis, our inner world has daily different changes in many organs. We noticed that more on our growth when your little baby getting taller and gaining his weight and height almost on weekly basis. That means our bones and muscles have the fastest growth. This process happen in bone where the area of growth zone that is in childhood still open and allow bones grow in length.

Also, as any process in our body there are two types of cells that are responsible for our bone quality:

• osteoblasts, that are cells that responsible for creating new bone tissue, and

• osteoclasts, these cells are responsible to break an old bony tissue

When we get older the process of building new bony tissue is reduced and our bones become porous and easily can break if people fall that is why we see that more in elderly that even after minor trauma there are fractures of big bones.

 

Common causes of osteoporosis

 

Common causes of osteoporosis are following:

• getting older, due to reduced mobility and activity, muscles and bones are less used so it will be less blood supply and bone become fragile

• women after menopause, the reason is the less female hormones produced there is then no protection from natural breakage of bones, or there is nothing to slow activities of osteoclasts

• medications like steroids can leads to increase breakage of bones and less renewal of bone tissue

• diet with lack of Vitamin D and calcium

• smoking and alcohol

• underweight and bulimia

 

How can you diagnose it or its symptoms?

 

Often in elderly, If someone has frequent falls and also frequent fractured bones even after minimal trauma should raised a suspicion of osteoporosis. Otherwise if any of above mentioned causes present and also evidence of fractures bones then the person should undergo either simple Xray that will show the quality of that fractured bone. Alternatively, bone density scan can be performed for further assessment.

 

Its treatment and prevention?

 

In UK one of the commonest treatment of osteoporosis is Alendronic acid that is taken once a week, but also patients have Vitamin D and Calcium rich products and in female estrogen hormone therapy. Also there is an injection of Denosumab, or it is called osteoporosis injection that is given every 6 months.

As prevention people should do regular fitness exercises, stop smoking and alcohol consume, food rich in Calcium, fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

Hope it gave you an idea about this condition and let's do everything to strengthen our bones.

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