Aging is a very natural phenomenon during a person’s life. During this stage, the person’s body and mind start to feel weak, and as years will go by, weaker and weaker. The person will become sickly and fragility of the body systems will be observable through actions, but its occurrence will depend on the person’s eating habit and lifestyle. One of the most common illnesses that old people are suffering during this stage is osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a condition which causes the bones to become weak and brittle because of the decrease in the density of the bone. It also results to decreasing bones’ strength and deterioration of bone tissue that even doing simple things could cause fractures such as bending over or a fall. Osteoporosis affects
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This test will measure the bone mineral density. After the test, if the test result has shown decrease density of the bone, the doctor will assess the risk of fracture and determine the patient’s need for medication.
Osteoporosis has become a growing global health problem because of its age-associated, increasing number of patients, morbidity, mortality, and costs (Cummings, 2002). Osteoporosis which affects the bone by making it fragile when aging occurs is a major health problem especially in Asian countries. A research projected that 50% of the world’s hip fractures, which contribute to the great amount of people with the disease and death, will occur in Asian countries by the end of 2050 (Cooper, …show more content…
Early detection of osteoporosis along with different test will be helpful and advantageous to you and your doctor can determine what changes or treatment should be taken. If osteoporosis is diagnosed, treatments to increase bone density should be observed to prevent severe bone fragility.
I chose this topic on Osteoporosis because I learned in the class, Asian and Caucasian people were once the only one who was most at risk of getting osteoporosis. There are several factors to considered could lead someone to have osteoporosis. There are the following: postmenopausal period for women, smoking, having diabetes, being petite or having it in the family history. I know that my mother’s side has a diabetes, which include my mother. But I am not sure if this disease has on my father’s side.
Here and now, from the class, I know that everyone is at risk of being diagnosed with osteoporosis. I do not like to drink soda as much, if I do, I drink occasionally. But, I do need to put on some more weight bearing exercise to make my bones stay in top shape. And take some initiatives to have more intakes of supplements like Vitamin D, calcium and magnesium to maintain the best shape of my
This test will measure the bone mineral density. After the test, if the test result has shown decrease density of the bone, the doctor will assess the risk of fracture and determine the patient’s need for medication.
Osteoporosis has become a growing global health problem because of its age-associated, increasing number of patients, morbidity, mortality, and costs (Cummings, 2002). Osteoporosis which affects the bone by making it fragile when aging occurs is a major health problem especially in Asian countries. A research projected that 50% of the world’s hip fractures, which contribute to the great amount of people with the disease and death, will occur in Asian countries by the end of 2050 (Cooper, …show more content…
Early detection of osteoporosis along with different test will be helpful and advantageous to you and your doctor can determine what changes or treatment should be taken. If osteoporosis is diagnosed, treatments to increase bone density should be observed to prevent severe bone fragility.
I chose this topic on Osteoporosis because I learned in the class, Asian and Caucasian people were once the only one who was most at risk of getting osteoporosis. There are several factors to considered could lead someone to have osteoporosis. There are the following: postmenopausal period for women, smoking, having diabetes, being petite or having it in the family history. I know that my mother’s side has a diabetes, which include my mother. But I am not sure if this disease has on my father’s side.
Here and now, from the class, I know that everyone is at risk of being diagnosed with osteoporosis. I do not like to drink soda as much, if I do, I drink occasionally. But, I do need to put on some more weight bearing exercise to make my bones stay in top shape. And take some initiatives to have more intakes of supplements like Vitamin D, calcium and magnesium to maintain the best shape of my