Lifestyles Ideas Management - Osteoporosis

I heard from my sister in law an incident of a lady of thirty years of age who was working under contract employment in the bank. After working for a couple of days, she tripped and fell over the carpet and cannot move her whole body. This little fall caused her bones to break and fracture and it was so painful that she screamed and groaned in pain. The ambulance came and they have to slowly and fractionally remove her into the stretcher. She suffered from
Osteoporosis a form of bone loss whereby the deterioration of the micro-architecture of the bone is so rapid that the bone’s density is reduced. Mid to moderate bone loss is called osteoporosis. Women begin to lose bone mass in their late thirties while men only start to do so in their late forties. Women who suffer from early menopause, have a family history of osteoporosis, smoke or drink heavily, lack of calcium or exercise or are underweight are most at risk, When bones are weakened by osteoporosis they become more susceptible to fractures.
The risk of wrist fractures climbs steadily for a woman above 55 and spine and hip fractures are more common in women 65 years and above. The chance of an elderly person suffering a second fracture increased exponentially after the first. The risk is four times higher in someone who has already sustained a spine fracture compared to someone who has never had such an injury. A fracture can kill and elderly people die within the first year of a hip fracture as there’s a reduction in the quality of life of an elderly person as he may not be able to move freely or may become bedridden. The maxim our bones stand on is “use it or lose it”. Bones respond to the demands we place on them so weight-bearing exercises like running, hiking or walking helps a lot.

The formula involves subtracting one’s weight in kilograms from one’s age in years.
If you get a number less than zero, you are at low risk of osteoporosis. If you get a number between zero and 20, you are at moderate risk. If your resultant figure is more than 20, your are at high risk and should see a doctor soon. Osteoporosis is a preventable condition.