DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OSTEOPOROTIC BONE AND NORMAL BONE
1. BACK PAIN ESPECIALLY IN WOMEN ABOVE 45YRS MAY BE DUE TO OSTEOPOROSIS.
2. OSTEOPOROSIS IS A DISEASE OF UNBALANCED BONE METABOLISM THAT RESULTS IN LOW DENSITY WITH INCREASED BONE FRAGILITY AND PROPENSITY FOR FRACTURES.
3. OSTEOPOROSIS FRACTURES MAINLY INVOLVE THE SPINE, HIP, OR WRIST.
4. LOSS OF BONE DENSITY TO BETWEEN 1 AND 2.5 SD BELOW NORMAL IS OSTEOPENIA.
5. BONE DENSITY THAT IS 2.5 STANDARD DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL HEALTHY BONE IS OSTEOPOROSIS.
6. A BALANCED DIET WITH SUFFICIENT CALORIES, CALCIUM, AND VITAMIN D REDUCE THE RISK OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS. IN WOMEN ESTROGENS ARE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN MAINTAINING BONE MASS.
7. TOBACCO, EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL INTAKE, INADEQUATE DIETARY INTAKE OF CALCIUM, SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE INCREASE THE RISK OF DEVELOPMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS.
8. THE CURRENT STANDARD FOR MEASUREMENT OF BONE MASS DENSITY IS DEXA SCAN