Description Of Osteoporosis

What is osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis term consists of two words meaning bone marrow and porous osteoporosis / brittle / weak. It can be defined as a disorder affecting the skeleton and bone strength predisposing to an increased risk of fracture.

In this disorder, it is the structural degeneration of bone tissue leading to low bone mass, fragility and increased susceptibility to fractures.

bony skeleton is like a solid framework for the human body with which various organs and tissues are suspended. The two basic components of bone are collagen protein that forms a flexible network and calcium phosphate that gives him the strength and hardness of bone. There is a homeostasis in our bones as regards the continuing degeneration of bone cells simultaneously old building new ones. Until age 30 the balance between degeneration and repair of bone are approximately equal and after that amount of bone loss replaces the gain in bone mass and osteoporosis sets in.

Who is affected by this disease?

Although osteoporosis affects all ages and the population, but postmenopausal women are more vulnerable. Currently 8.2 million people are affected in India and the numbers are growing epidemic. One in two women and one in eight men aged over 50 are affected.

What are the causes of risk factors /?

There are many triggers / risk factors of osteoporosis:

Ās advanced age and post menopausal syndrome: women under this condition have altered hormones estrogen in particular in turn leads to osteoporosis

Ās Family history of osteoporosis

Ās irrational and excessive use of steroids (such as asthma, arthritis, etc.), thyroid hormones and anti epilepsy (FITS) drugs

Ās Smoking / Alcohol / high consumption of junk food or cola

Ās Thin boneless small Asian women are more at risk farming.

Ās indolent life style not exercise attitude

Ās dietary deficiency in calcium and other vitamins and trace elements

How could I know, I have osteoporosis?

In most cases, the disease is a silent killer symptom-less disorder. a person may be in great shape today, but tomorrow may get broken.

Ās Symptoms are pain in the neck coexisting back pain to say the lower lumbar region

Ās The deformation of the spine curvature

Ās recurrent fractures (nontraumatic)

Ās Loss of height due to a deformation of the spine, while leaning

What are the laboratory tests available?

Routine X-Ray can detect bone loss until the disease has progressed to an advanced stage.

DEXA bone densitometry mainly (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry) is very effective to detect the disease. It measures bone mass at the hip and spine when osteoporosis occurs early.

He is very quick and painless test that can detect specific two energy levels and differences are noted by the computer. The patient in the treatment of osteoporosis are advised to go through this annual event to check the progress of treatment. Moreover, this test measures the total amount of fat and lean tissue in the body to check the progress of therapy in obese patients.

What Ayurveda says about osteoporosis?

Ayurveda is based on the concept of Vaata, Pitta and Kapha moods of the human body is a holistic therapy. He stated the osteoporosis disease by name Asthikshya. Asthi mean bone kshya is the loss. According to Ayurveda this condition is caused by tainted Vaata humor and symptoms include pain in the bones, nails and teeth low, drought in the body, excessive hair loss, ie