Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis)

Author Dr. Dóra Mihola | 2021.11.11.

What is osteoporosis?

A osteoporosis - a qualitative and quantitative deterioration or reduction in the organic and inorganic bone stock. It is more common in women. Osteoporosis is caused by various factors.

There are controllable and non-controllable factors.

Factors that can be influenced include:

• Sedentary lifestyle
• Low physical activity
• High alcohol consumption
• Smoking
• Calcium-poor diet

Factors that cannot be influenced include:

• Intra-family accumulation
• Female gender
• Age
• Thin physique
• Early menopause

Signs of osteoporosis

It is caused by an imbalance in the bone-building and bone-degrading processes. Bone structure in the human body is constantly being built up and broken down. A the process of osteoporosis begins when this bone-building and bone-degrading balance is broken down and the rate of bone breakdown becomes greater than the rate of bone formation.

Osteoporosis can be primary or secondary. Primary osteoporosis includes postmenopause and osteoporosis in old age. And secondary osteoporosis means that if any of the disease or other cause behind the development of osteoporosis. Such co-morbidities and causes may include endocrine disorders, digestive and absorption disorders, kidney disease, chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases, or even long-term use of certain medications.

The most important signs of osteoporosis are fractures of the bones, the most common of which are fractures of the wrist, hip and vertebrae.

Diagnosis of osteoporosis

A detailed interview of the patient, including complaints, predisposing factors and a physical examination, will help to establish the diagnosis. Laboratory tests can determine the body's serum calcium and phosphorus levels. X-ray examination helps in detecting fractures. A bone density measurement and gives highly accurate results on the mineral bone mass.

The development of osteoporosis

The already osteoporosis needs to be treated in a complex way, in addition to the prescribed medication, it is also important to take a certain amount of vitamins, vitamin D and calcium, and to start an exercise programme appropriate to the degree of osteoporosis. To get the right exercise see a physiotherapist, as the intensity and strength of the exercise is not the same. With the help of a specialist, an exercise programme can be designed to suit the degree of osteoporosis. Muscle contraction during movement improves blood supply, allowing minerals to be better incorporated into the bone structure. Adequate physical exercise helps to maintain and stabilise the existing bone structure. A while maintaining bone stock, the physiotherapy maintain and develop existing muscles, thus maintaining and improving your quality of life.