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Osteoporosis
By: Paige Colpo,
Shannon Cunningham,
Madhu Vadlamani
Definition
• Osteoporosis- a condition where there is
continual loss of bone. The bones become
weaker over time.
History
• Osteoporosis can be traced back about 4000
years ago to ancient Egypt.
• The word Osteoporosis comes from the Greek
words οστούν/ostoun meaning “bone” and
πόρος/poros meaning “pore,” coming to mean
“porous bone.”
Signs and Symptoms
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Bone pain or tenderness
Fractures with little or no trauma
Loss of height (as much as 6 inches) over time
Low back pain due to fractures of the spinal
bones
• Neck pain due to fractures of the spinal bones
• Stooped posture or kyphosis, also called a
"dowager's hump"
Signs and Symptoms (Cont.)
• As soon as you start to experience symptoms,
you need to get checked by a doctor.
• Osteoporosis can be genetic, run in the family,
but can be less severe if you exercise regularly
and get the recommended daily amount of
calcium to keep your bones strong.
Treatment
• Osteoporosis can be treated with:
– Vitamin D
– Calcium
– Weight bearing exercises
– Prevention of falls
– Bone friendly machines
– Surgery
– Medication
Role of Diet
• Salt
– Webmd.com says that, for every 2,300 milligrams of sodium you
take in, about 40 milligrams of calcium is lost, and this loss of
calcium contributes to Osteoporosis.
• Sodas/Soft Drinks
– They cause you to get rid of calcium.
• Caffeine
– It takes the calcium from bones and drains their strength.
Webmd.com says that you lose about 6 milligrams of calcium for
every 100 milligrams of caffeine ingested.
• Soy
– They bind up calcium and make it unavailable to the body.
Role of Exercise
• Osteoporosis can help be maintained, treated, and
prevented by specific exercises:
– Weight Bearing
• Walking, hiking, dancing
– Resistance
• Free weights, weight machines, water exercise
– Flexibility
• Regular stretches, tai chi, yoga
• Osteoporosis can be prevented by exercising regularly
as well. These exercises maintain and increase bone
mass and density.
Role of Medicine
• Medicines used to treat Osteoporosis include:
– Bisphosphonates
• Slows the rate of bone thinning and can lead to increased
bone density – can be used in men and women.
– Raloxifene
• Slows bone thinning – can only be used in women.
– Calcitonin
• Slows the rate of bone thinning and relieves spinal pain – can
be used in men and women.
– Denosumab
• Slows bone thinning, makes bones stronger, and treats
people who are at a high rate for bone fracture – for women
only
Role of Family Support Given
• Families can help support Osteoporosis patients by:
– Taking them to the doctor
– Taking care of them after surgery
– Giving them their medications
– Providing moral support
• If the patient has no family, friends can provide support, or medical
social websites such as www.healthtalkonline.org can provide an
online community of Osteoporosis patients that can receive support
from one another.
Management of Problem:
Short Term
• Osteoporosis medications can help to manage the
problem for a short term time.
• These medications will only work for a short amount of
time because Bisphosphonates can cause negative side
effects if taken for a short amount of time.
Management of Problem:
Long Term
• Surgery can be used to correct Osteoporosis for a long
period of time.
• Exercises and diet changes (once you get in a habit) can
be used to strengthen bones naturally for a long period
of time.
Impact on Individual and Family
• Impact on the Patient:
– Osteoporosis is painful
– Surgery requires constant care and is expensive
– Appearance is chronically hunched
• Impact on the Family:
– Osteoporosis patients (especially after surgery) require constant
care
– Personal interests are set aside so that the patient can receive
adequate care
Statistics
• According to http://www.iofbonehealth.org/facts-andstatistics.html :
– Worldwide, an osteoporotic fracture is estimated to occur every
3 seconds, a vertebral fracture every 22 seconds.
– Osteoporosis is estimated to affect 200 million women
worldwide - approximately one-tenth of women aged 60, onefifth of women aged 70, two-fifths of women aged 80 and twothirds of women aged 90.
– Osteoporosis affects an estimated 75 million people in Europe,
USA and Japan.
– Osteoporosis is greater than that caused by cancers (with the
exception of lung cancer) and is comparable or greater than that
lost to a variety of chronic noncommunicable diseases, such as
rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and high blood pressure related
heart disease.
Fun Facts
• Researchers say that about 1 out of every 5 American
women over the age of 50 have Osteoporosis.
• About half of all women over 50 have had a fracture of
the hip, wrist, or vertebrae.
• The word osteoporosis comes from the Greek words
“osteon” meaning bone, and “poros,” meaning a pore or
a passage.
Fun Facts (Cont.)
• Caucasians and Asians have a higher risk of
developing osteoporosis than other people do.
• In western populations, the statistics are that
one in two women and one in four men could
suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture in their
lifetime.
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