Female: Other millions of people have osteoporosis most are not aware how the complications of the disease can affect them often for life.
Male: People who have the weak, thin bones characteristic of osteoporosis often suffer at least once serious break or bone fracture. All the broken bone may sound straight forward the aftermath can be anything but. Because most people with osteoporosis are over the age of 50, healing from a broken bone is more difficult. In fact two thirds of those who suffer fractures never regain full ability.
Osteoporosis related fractures can occur anywhere but the hips, wrist and spine are most often affected. The most common fracture suffered by people with Osteoporosis is in the spinal area. For T-bone fractures are usually not to result of the traumatic accident rather the normal acts of everyday life like coughing or bending over often cause these breaks. Unlike other fractures were a bone snaps for T-bone fractures usually manifest as a crumpling or compression of the spine. For this reason they do not usually cost severe, or any pain because this comfort the slight or feels like normal back pain, spinal fractures are often not diagnosed into posture begins to stoop and high this gradually lost.
Fractures in the vertebrae can also cost a gradual rounding at the back known as dowagers hump. Most people with vertebrae fractures have more than one and as the number increases sort of problems. The abdominal muscles begin to sag in the space between the ribs and the pelvic closes, this can lead to difficulty of breathing, chronic heartburn and digestive problem. The Most serious fractures generally occur in the hip about one and five Osteoporosis related fractures are in this region at best a hip fracture can result in a temporary lost of mobility and confinement to a wheelchair or bed.
Ore often the affects are longer lasting at least two thirds of people who suffer hip fractures have difficulty with every day tasks like standing up on iron or dressing themselves. Do this decrease mobility many people with the hip fracture end up needing home health care or move to an assisted living facility. Scarily statistic show that almost 25% of Osteoporosis patient who suffer hip fractures would die within a year of their injury. Usually from complications like blood clots or pneumonia, wrist fractures which usually occur when a person tries to absorb the force of the force of a fall are the most common breaks.
The most common wrist fracture Colles fracture occurs when the force of the impact snaps the end of the radius bone which runs from the elbow to the thumb. After a wrist fracture a cast or splint is applied and the bone is allowed to heal. Usually broken wrist provide no further complications because Osteoporosis has no symptoms it is usually not diagnose until after a fracture occurs for this reason it is particularly important to talk to your doctor about Osteoporosis.
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