Osteoporosis: How to Identify a Symptom-free Disease


We have known that osteoporosis is a degenerative bone disease, and when we say degenerative it refers to diseases caused by inflammation, breakdown and loss of the cartilage of the joints. It affects the hands, feet, spine, hips and knees. The cartilage helps the bones slide over one another and acts as a shock absorber. With the wear and tear of the cartilage through the years, the bones begin to rub each other under the cartilage. This leads to pain, inflammation and loss of joint movement. There are certain types of drugs in treating osteoporosis but Fosamax is the most recognized brand. Recently, Fosamax is believed to decrease the probability of uterine cancer.

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The National Osteoporosis Foundation defines it here: "Osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to fractures, especially of the hip, spine and wrist, although any bone can be affected." People with osteoporosis must avoid falling and trauma as much as possible, as their bones will fracture even with a slight injury.

You may have osteoporosis for years without knowing it until you have a hip fracture, as the condition is symptom-free. The fracture has to give you pain in order for you to detect it. According to a study, "some osteoporotic fractures may escape detection for years when they do not cause symptoms." Hip fractures are most probably to follow after a fall.

There is another disease called transient osteoporosis. Unlike the others, it is not permanent, it is reversible and is painful at the beginning. It is most evident in the hip. Symptoms include sudden onset of pain, typically in the front of the thigh, the side of the hip, the buttocks or the groin, no previous accident or injury to the joint that would trigger pain, limited motion, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Cause of disease is unidentified. It usually goes away after six to 12 months. Just protect your bones during the course of the disease and take medicine to relieve any pain. Do flexibility and range-of-motion exercises as recommended by your doctor when the pain dwindles.

It is quite difficult to have this kind of condition when you are clueless about it. The best that you can do is to be observant of your body’s reaction or movements. Be careful too the type of drugs you’re taking in. A bisphosphonate drug, Fosamax is apparently causing severe side effects like femur fractures, motivating  patients to file a Fosamax fracture class action lawsuit.

Source:

buzzle.com/articles/degenerative-bone-disease.html

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