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Osteoporosis Treatment
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Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that typically affects joints in the knees, hip, hand, feet, and spine. It is the most common form of arthritis.
Risk Factors
- Older age. Osteoarthritis usually occurs in older adults.
- Women. Osteoarthritis occurs more often in women than in men, (although more men are affected when osteoarthritis occurs in people younger than age 45).
- Obesity. Being overweight increases the risk of developing osteoarthritis.
- Joint injuries....
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Treatment Options for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break. The most common bones affected are the hip, wrist and vertebrae. Approximately 10... Read more »
Osteoporosis: Treatment
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
www.nof.org -- National Osteoporosis Foundationwww.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone -- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin... Read more »
Osteoporosis Treatment Rates Rise With Orthopedic Surgeon Play...
Source: eOrthopod
Hip fractures, a very serious injury for the elderly, often occur because the person has thinning bones due to osteoporosis. The other most commonly... Read more »
Report compares osteoporosis treatments
A government report has found no proof that widely used bone-loss meds are more effective than other treatments at preventing fractures in people... Read more »
Osteoporosis
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention You can help to prevent osteoporosis by: Getting enough calcium and vitamin D - Many doctors routinely recommend extra... Read more »
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