Osteoporosis Treatment in Adilabad

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Osteoporosis About Osteoporosis is a metabolic
bone disease that leads to low bone density, it
develops when the body breaks down more bone
tissue than it could replace. Bones become very
weak and brittle that even a mild stress such as
coughing can cause a fracture. The fractures
mostly occur in the hip, wrist or spine.
Osteoporosis can affect both men and women, but
it is most commonly found in women especially
after menopause, this is because of drastic
decrease in ovaries production of the hormones
estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen is the
hormone that mainly protects against
osteoporosis. Causes and risk factors Osteoporosi
s means porous bone, a healthy bone looks like a
honeycomb. At young age your body will make new
bone very faster than it breaks down old bone due
to which your body mass increases. When
osteoporosis disease occurs, these honeycomb
holes on the bone becomes larger than the
healthier bone, because of this, the bones will
lose the density and contain abnormal tissue
structure. When these bones become less dense
they will be weak and are more likely to
break. Risk factors Age Osteoporosis affects
all age groups, but it is more for older people
than younger people. It is not that every older
person gets this disease, but it is comes more
common with age. Reduced sex hormones when
estrogen hormone level drops after menopause,
bone loss increases. The same happens, when your
ovaries are removed because your ovaries produce
most of the bodys estrogen. Ethnicity This
disease is more common in white people and
Asians. Bone structure both men and women who
are thin or small body structure have more
tendencies to get osteoporosis because of less
bone mass. Genetic factors Having a close family
member with a hip fracture makes osteoporosis
more likely for you. If you have any family
member who had a height loss or a spine that
curved forward, they might have had broken bones
in their spine. Fracture history if any member
of your family had a low level injury or
fracture, especially after the age of 50 years
may have osteoporosis. Smoking, inactive
lifestyle, poor diet, heavy alcohol consumption
are linked to bone loss and a risk of fractures.
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• Thyroid problems this can occur if you have a
  overactive thyroid and also due to the
  medication taken to control the underactive
  thyroid.
• Long term use of steroids and other medication
  The risk is higher among people who have certain
  medical problems like celiac disease,
  inflammatory bowel disease, kidney or liver
  disease, cancer, lupus, multiple myeloma,
  rheumatoid arthritis.
• Risk factors which can be changed and controlled
• Eating disorders, such as anorexia or bulimia
  nervosa.
• Smoking
• Intake of excessive alcohol
• Deficiency of calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D,
  due to dietary factors, malabsorption problems,
  or the use of some medications.
• Inactivity
• So being active and exercising will help to
  revise osteoporosis. It will give stress to the
  bones and promotes new bone growth.
• Signs and symptoms
• Loss of bone mass doesnt happen all of sudden.
  It is not noticeable by the people until they
  have pain, loss of function or fracture. The
  pain of osteoporosis is similar to arthritis so
  people get confused with the symptoms.
• Back pain often caused because of fracture or
  collapsed vertebra.
• Gradual loss of height
• Curved spinal code.
• Stiff and painful joints
• Bone breaks much easy than expected, after a
  minor injury.
• Tests and diagnosis

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painless test where the scanner passes over your
body usually few bones are checked mostly in
the hip and spine. Other tests If the patient is
losing the height or who has back pain that is
not related to another condition then a lateral
vertebral assessment (LVA) will be suggested. An
ultrasound scan of the heel bone is an
alternative way to evaluate for osteoporosis. It
can be carried out in the primary care setting.
False positives are very frequent. Treatment for
osteoporosis Treatment aims to slow or prevent
the development of osteoporosis and maintain
healthy bone mineral density and bone mass to
prevent fractures in next 10 years. The
medications are given to reduce pain and
increase the person's ability to continue with
their daily life. This is done through few
lifestyle changes, taking supplements and some
drugs. These drugs reduce the new bone damage
and promote healing. Drugs given for bone
boosting Drugs given to prevent and treat
osteoporosis include Bisphosphonates this drug
is given to block the cells that destroy bone and
also helps in building bone density. There will
be few side effects like nausea, abdominal pain,
and heartburn like symptoms. Intravenous form of
medicines does not cause stomach pain but can
cause fever, headache, muscle aches for up to
three days. These injections are taken 3 to 4
times a year. SERMS - Estrogen agonists or
antagonists, also known as selective
estrogen-receptor modulators, SERMS), for
example, raloxifene These can reduce the risk of
spine fractures in women after
menopause. Calcitonin This helps avert spinal
fracture in postmenopausal women, and it can help
manage pain if a fracture occurs. Parathyroid
hormone, for example, teriparatide- this is
approved for people with a high risk of
fracture, as it stimulates new bone formation.
Its is taken daily by injection for two years,
after that another osteoporosis drug is taken to
maintain the new bone growth. Prolia is an
antibody produced in the lab that slows the
breakdown of the bone. This injection is given
twice a year, it is given to the postmenopausal
women who are unable to tolerate other
osteoporosis drugs and are at high risk of
fractures and also who did not have any benefit
with other drugs.
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RANK ligand (RANKL) inhibitors, such as
denosumab This is an immune therapy and a new
type of osteoporosis treatment which prevents key
proteins in the body from breaking down bone
cells. This will help in increasing bone
density. Prevention Certain alterations to
lifestyle can help to reduce the risk of
osteoporosis such as eating Calcium rich foods
like fish, milk, leafy vegetables provide
magnesium, which helps to maintain good bone
quality. Consume foods which have vitamin C and
D. Some foods are harmful to the body and can
reduce the calcium in the body. So, reduce salty
foods, caffeine may decrease your bodys
absorption of calcium. This is only for people
who consume coffee too many times a day. Avoid
alcohol as it leads to bone loss. Instead try to
drink vitamin D fortified milk, orange juice,
cereals yogurt and cheese to get calcium. Older
people need more calcium so you can take
supplements for healthy bones. Consult
your doctor for this. Bone bearing exercises will
help you to maintain healthy bones. Exercises
such as walking, jogging, swimming, other
activities will help. Maintain a healthy weight
by balanced diet. The time period to
cure Medications can only help to strengthen the
bones and slow down the disease that can prevent
bone fractures but it cannot be cured
completely. Conclusion Osteoporosis is a very
common health issue that upsets everyone. The
person should not wait until it breaks into
their routine before taking action it is never
too early or too late to start taking care of
the bones health. In fact you should be active
to overcome the disease and strengthen your
bones. So get out and walk