Osteoporosis Prevention | Anticipation Broken Bones

Anticipation Broken Bones The incidence of fractures in patients with osteoporosis bone loss should be anticipated alias . If the bone has been broken , decreased quality of life of patients and treatment is expensive . This was conveyed by an orthopedic specialist from the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology Medical Cipto Mangunkusumo Dohar AL Tobing in the talk show " Prevention Fracture in Osteoporosis " , Saturday ( 23/6 ) , in Jakarta . Also present as a speaker , member of the Scientific Section of the Indonesian...

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Juvenile osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease that can cause a reduction in bone mass that puts you at risk for bone fracture. In most cases, osteoporosis is seen in adult women after menopause. However, in children and adolescents may develop juvenile osteoporosis. This often occurs in children between the ages of 8 to 14 years. But sometimes the disease progresses, and at an earlier age, during growth spurts.Juvenile osteoporosis in children is difficult to detect. Pictures of bone density are the most accurate way to determine the premature loss of bone mass. But this type of survey can not hold as well as adults, that would make an accurate...

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Osteoporosis Model More Vulnerable?

PEOPLE Has a super slim body as the model was not always profitable. According to Ida Wisnubaroto, Chairman of the Citizens Union of Bones Healthy Indonesia (Perwatusi), models are generally most at risk of attack or brittle bone disease osteoporosis. "There are many factors that led to this model a potential profession experiencing bone loss," said Ida, in a campaign event "Osteoaccessories" in the Indonesia Fashion Week at the Jakarta Convention Center, some time ago.Some of these factors are:1. Low bone densityAccording to Ida,...

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Osteoporosis Myths

Osteoporosis is an insidious, initially totally painless disease. Therefore, the first signs in advance of the disease are often not taken seriously enough. Furthermore, circulating the false idea that osteoporosis is not treatable. Myth 1: Osteoporosis is a rare disease. The opposite is true: In developed countries, osteoporosis has become an endemic disease. Almost eight million people in Germany alone that, but only a minority is treated. The number of osteoporotic hip fractures in Germany amounted to about 100,000 per year. Approximately 30% of all women suffer once in their lives caused by osteoporosis vertebral fracture. Myth...

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Smoking and Osteoporosis

There are many health problems that are caused by smoking. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the disease associated with smoking in the United States spend more than $ 75 billion each year. Smoking causes heart disease, lung cancer and stomach cancer, chronic lung disease. In addition, some studies have identified smoking as a risk factor for osteoporosis and susceptibility to fracture. Osteoporosis In osteoporosis the bones are weakened and more susceptible to fractures. Fractures from osteoporosis can result in significant pain, disability and sometimes death. Osteoporosis is a major health threat...

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