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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis. Daniel D Erica. Definition. Osteoporosis is a condition in which there is a progressive loss of bone tissue.

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Osteoporosis

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  1. Osteoporosis Daniel D Erica

  2. Definition • Osteoporosis is a condition in which there is a progressive loss of bone tissue. • It was in the 18th century when John Hunter, an English surgeon, discovered something in a mummy. He found that as a new bone was laid down in the body, the old bone would be destroyed or absorbed.

  3. Signs and Symptoms • Back Pain, and Leg Pain • Long enough for you to want to go to the doctors and check it out. • It is mostly genetic.

  4. Dangers of Osteoporosis • Easily breaking bones. • Hips and legs are a couple of the bones that are very fragile. • Death could occur from this disease.

  5. Treatment • There are several possible treatments. • Medication can help prevent osteoporosis and can keep it under control. • Diet and exercise also help to prevent and control this disease • Surgery can help to reduce bone loss. • There is no guaranteed way of stopping or treating osteoporosis.

  6. How Diet can Help Osteoporosis • Diet can be a huge help is slowing down bone loss, and helping preventing osteoporosis in the first place. • Vitamin D is important because it helps your body absorb calcium • Calcium helps to strengthen your bones.

  7. How Exercise Can Help Osteoporosis • Exercise can help to reduce your risk of developing osteoporosis. • Exercise can help to reduce the chances of falls, and also of bone fracture.

  8. How Medicine Can Help Osteoporosis • Medicine can help prevent osteoporosis. • If you develop osteoporosis medicine can help to keep bone loss under control.

  9. How Family Can Help Osteoporosis • Family can help to keep life easier for the individual with osteoporosis. • Family members can give support to the individual and help him get through the social challenges and physical limitations.

  10. Management of Osteoporosis (Short and Long) • Short term management is to remove all hazards from the house and to prevent falls. • Long term management can be diets and medication as well of surgery.

  11. Impact on Family and Individual • The individual with osteoporosis is impacted the most because his abilities start to decrease. • This disease can create tension between family members. • Makes one person do more work

  12. Statistics • About 75 million people are affected by osteoporosis • 1 in 3 women above 50 will experience an osteoporosis fracture as well as 1 in 5 men. • Sunlight exposure can increase the BMD of vitamin D deficient bone and lead to the prevention of vertebral fractures

  13. Wow Fact • About 1.5 million people are diagnosed with osteoporosis each in in the US

  14. Wow Fact • More Americans die from complications of hip fractures than auto accident fatalities.

  15. Wow Fact • In 2005 2 million people got fractures.

  16. Resources • Brody, Jane E. "Options for Bone Loss, but No Magic Pill." Osteoporosis.      A.D.A.M., Inc. , 8 Nov. 2010. Web. 2 Sept. 2011.      <http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/osteoporosis/      overview.html>. • "Facts and statistics about osteoporosis and its impact." international osteoporosis foundation. International Osteoporosis Foundation , Jan. 2011.      Web. 2 Sept. 2011. <http://www.iofbonehealth.org/      facts-and-statistics.html>. • "Fast Facts." national osteoporosis foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Sept. 2011.      <http://www.nof.org/node/40>. • "history of osteoporosis." treatmentsforosteoporosis.net. N.p., 13 June 2008.      Web. 2 Sept. 2011. <http://treatmentsforosteoporosis.net/      history-of-osteoporosis/>. • Moore, Donnica. "Osteoporosis Myths." Dr.Donnica.com. Donnica Moore, M.D. , 8      May 2001. Web. 2 Sept. 2011. <http://www.drdonnica.com/myths/      00003118.htm>. • "osteoporosis." glencoe health. the McGraw-Hill companies, 2009. Web. 2 Sept.      2011. <http://www.glencoe.com/ose/showbook.php>. • "osteoporosis handout on health." NIhosteoporosisand related bone diseases national resource center. NIAMS, Jan. 2011. Web. 2 Sept. 2011.      <http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/      osteoporosis_hoh.asp>.

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