BONE DENSITY
Every year, millions of women & men are diagnosed with bone loss.
- This condition can lead to Osteoporosis, a bone disese that means bones are weak & easy
to break (fracture). - Bone loss & osteoporosis don't have to be a fact of life.
- With medication, diet & exercise, you can improve the health & strength of your bones.
Bone Loss Affects Your Life
- Bone loss increases your risk for a bone fracture.
- People with osteoporosis often break bones in the spine or hip.
- A spinal facture can lead to severe back pain, deformity & loss of height.
- This can cause problems with moving & breathing.
- Breaking a hip can be even more serious.
- A hip fracture can make it hard to walk & take care of yourself.
- After a hip fracture, older people often require long-term care & many ever nursing homes.
Learn Your Risks
- Some characteristics, called risk factors, make bone loss more likely.
- Below are risk factors that may apply to you.
- The more risk factors you have, the more you need to take steps to protect your bones.
1. Most people with Osteoporosis are women & those pass menopause are even more
at risk.
2. Osteoporosis can run in families.
3. People who are thin, small or petite have less bone, so they're more at risk.
4. Also men over 65 also are at risk.
5. Some health conditions raise your risk for Osteoporosis including Rheumatoid Arthritis,
Celiac Disease & an overactive thyroid or parathyroid gland.
6. Long term use of some medications such as corticosteroids or anti convulsants, can
increase risk.
7. Menopause before age 45 or surgical removal of ovaries can lower estrogen levels
leading to bone loss.
8. Low levels of Calcium & Vitamin D increase bone loss.
9. Bones weaken without exercise.
10. Smoking can lead to low bone mass & fractures.
11. Too much alcohol can affect the body's ability to make bone
You Can Take Action Now!
Osteoporosis is a serioius disease but it an be prevented & treated.
- It's never too early or too late to start taking care of your bones.
- You can take steps to increase your bone strength & protect your health.
- Talk to your healthcare provider about getting started with a plan to prevent & treat bone loss.
- Take a Bone Density test, it only takes less than 2 minutes.
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