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Osteoporosis is a disease that makes our bones porous and fragile.

It is usually "hard to detect" with no obvious signs or symptoms.

Most of the clinical manifestations are low back pain!

But many people usually don't go to the hospital for treatment until they have a broken bone.

01 The harm of osteoporosis

For people with osteoporosis, minor collisions such as falling from a standing height, minor impacts, sudden movements, even sneezing, bending over or lifting objects can cause fractures.

Osteoporosis itself may not be terrible, but the consequences of fractures it brings are terrible. Fractures themselves are not fatal, but the various complications caused by fractures can be fatal.

Among people aged 50 or above, one in three women and one in five men worldwide will suffer from osteoporosis-related fractures. Survey data show that the disability rate of elderly people with hip fractures can reach 50%, and the mortality rate within one year can reach 20% to 30%. Therefore, early detection, early diagnosis, active prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, and reducing the probability of fractures from the root are particularly important.

It is recommended that the following groups of people undergo regular bone density testing:

Women aged 65 years and above;

Men aged 70 and above;

People under 65 years old who take hormone drugs for a long time;

People who have hunchbacks, fractures, back pain, and height loss;

Currently, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is the gold standard for diagnosing osteoporosis, and the most commonly tested parts are the spine and hip. However, it should be noted that once a brittle fracture occurs, regardless of whether the bone density is reduced, you should go to the hospital for further examination.

02 Drug treatment of osteoporosis

Finally, it should be emphasized that the treatment of osteoporosis is not simply supplementing calcium and vitamin D as we usually think, but includes lifestyle adjustments, exercise rehabilitation and taking anti-osteoporosis drugs. Patients who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis or are at high risk of osteoporosis must go to the hospital for standardized treatment.

There are two main types of anti-osteoporosis drugs, namely bone formation promoters and bone resorption inhibitors. Calcitonin is an osteoclast activity inhibitor that increases bone density and relieves chronic pain. It can also affect the central nervous system, increase endorphin levels, quickly relieve pain, and is effective for back pain.

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Professor Liu Hailong Orthopedics Department, Dongfanghong People's Hospital, Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province

Areas of expertise: He has been engaged in orthopedic work for more than 20 years and has studied orthopedic trauma treatment at Mudanjiang Forestry Central Hospital. He is good at orthopedic trauma disease treatment and surgical operations.