Causes
Osteoporosis is the most common type of bone disease.
Researchers estimate that 1 in 5 U.S. women over 50 have osteoporosis. Nearly half of all women over 50 will have a broken hip, wrist or vertebra (bones of the spine).
Osteoporosis occurs when the body is unable to form enough new bone, when too much old bone is reabsorbed by the (more…)
Today, thanks to advances in science, the population has aged, so the number of people with involutional osteoporosis has also increased. Within this population could be considered two groups: the first people with a clinical disability have clearly not in their activities and in the second group, much reduced, for example those with vertebral compression, or other pathologies they cause extensive disability (all of the first group are at risk of being the second).
As we said that the global trend is the increase in the average age of population, it is necessary that persons who work with these individuals know very well what the risk factors of disease, the implications of nutritional programs and therapeutic measures taken into account.
Also taken into account genetic and environmental factors in the development of osteopenia in adults.
Physical activity is essential among therapeutic measures given the positive correlation between muscle mass and bone mass. As all rehabilitation is a very important weapon in preventing bone disorders or treat osteoporosis, alleviating symptoms once established.
Senile Osteoporosis
Senile means that this disease only occurs in the elderly: senile osteoporosis usually occurs in people over age 70 years and twice as many women as men. Women usually have well-senile and postmenopausal osteoporosis.
In senile osteoporosis, long time no noticeable symptoms found, the disease is often not discovered until a fracture (eg hip fracture, wrist fracture, vertebral fracture or wervelinzakking or a pelvic fracture) occurs. Usually, the process of bone resorption with age ever.
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