Osteoporosis By Sara Marissa Nino Ray Definition Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis By: Sara, Marissa, Nino, & Ray
Definition: Osteoporosis is a disease of bones that leads to an increase risk of fracture.
Symptoms of Osteoporosis § No symptoms of osteoporosis until a bone is fractured § Back arching can cause a loss of height § Sharp Pains in bones: Back and neck
How You Get Osteoporosis § New bones grow as you age (unevenness between new bone formation and old bone formation) § Body may fail to form new bones § Change in levels of blood § Osteoclasts (type of bone cell that removes bone tissue by removing its mineralized matrix and breakes the organic bone) § Lack of certain hormones estrogen in women androgen in men.
How to Prevent Osteoporosis § Calcium Children: 1200 mg/day Adults: 1000 mg/day Postmenopausal women and elderly men: 1200 -1500/day § Vitamin D Everyone needs 400 -800 IU § Healthy lifestyle § Balanced diet § Good Posture § Regular exercise
Treatment and Care § CDE: § Calcium § Vitamin D § Exercise § Medication (after fractured bone) Drug: Prolia proven to protect bones from fracture and increase bone density. It also makes bones stronger. The 1 st only prescription for post menopausal given by your doctor 2 xs a year in the form of an injection
How To Get Tested for Osteoporosis Get X-Rays on bone density Especially in areas of your hip and spine
Things You Cannot Control • Sex: Female • Race: Caucasian • Family history of osteoporosis • Age over 65 years • Early menopause (Includes surgical removal of ovaries before age 45) • Malabsorption conditions (such Celiac or Crohn's Disease) • Endocrine disorders (such as Thyroid or Parathyroid Disease) • Cancers (such as Myeloma or Lymphoma)
FACTS: Over 10 million people in the U. S. have osteoporosis More than 80% of those effected are women 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men have osteoporosis total of 200 million people The U. S. has one of the highest rates of osteoporosis in the world An increasing amount of younger adults can develop osteoporosis due to poor nutrition and hormone imbalances.
Works Cited http: //www. prolia. com/postmenopausal-osteoporosis education/postmenopausal osteoporosis. html? WT. srch=1&channel=goog&subchannel=sea&source=GOOGSEA http: //orthopedics. about. com/od/osteoporosis/qt/signs. htm http: //www. webmd. com/osteoporosis/guide/osteoporosis-treatments http: //www. emedicinehealth. com/osteoporosis/article_em. htm http: //www. medicinenet. com/osteoporosis/page 2. htm#what_are_osteoporosis_sy mptoms_and_signs http: //health. nytimes. com/health/guides/disease/osteoporosis/overview. html
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