Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease in middle-aged and elderly people. Osteoporosis is a systemic disease that is characterized by low bone mineral content, destruction of bone structure, reduced bone strength, and susceptibility to fracture. Pain, hunchback, reduced height and fractures are characteristic manifestations of osteoporosis.
11 tips for osteoporosis prevention and treatment
1, osteoporosis is a chronic disease that can be prevented and treated.
2, people of all ages should pay attention to the prevention of osteoporosis, the lifestyle of infants and young people are closely related to the occurrence of osteoporosis in adulthood.
3, a balanced diet rich in calcium, low salt and moderate protein is beneficial to the prevention of osteoporosis.
4.Smoking increases the risk of fracture in both men and women.
5. Do not drink alcohol in excess. Daily alcohol consumption should be limited to the standard beer 570ml, white wine 60ml, wine 240ml or aperitif 120ml.
6, walking or running, etc. can play a role in improving bone strength.
7, an average of at least 20 minutes of sunlight per day. Adequate light will play a very critical role in the production of vitamin D and calcium absorption.
8, weight-bearing exercise can allow the body to obtain and maintain maximum bone strength.
9. Prevent falls. More than 90% of fractures in the elderly are caused by falls.
10.High-risk groups should go to regular hospitals for osteoporosis testing and early diagnosis as soon as possible.
11.Compared to no treatment, it is not too late to start treatment at any stage of osteoporosis, but early diagnosis and early treatment will greatly benefit.
Myths of osteoporosis
1, drinking bone broth can prevent osteoporosis. Experiments have proven that the calcium content in the same bowl of milk is much higher than that in a bowl of bone broth. For the elderly, bone broth has a lot of fat dissolved in the bone, and regular consumption may also cause other health problems. It is important to pay attention to a varied diet, eat less fatty food, insist on drinking milk, and should not consume too much protein and caffeine.
2, treatment of osteoporosis is equal to calcium supplementation. Simply put osteoporosis is caused by abnormalities in bone metabolism (osteoclasts affect more than osteoblasts in the body, and the rate of bone resorption exceeds the rate of bone formation). Therefore, the treatment of osteoporosis is not just calcium supplementation, but comprehensive treatment to improve bone mass, enhance bone strength and prevent fractures. Patients should go to regular hospitals for diagnosis and treatment.
3. Osteoporosis is a phenomenon unique to the elderly and has nothing to do with young people. Osteoporosis is not the “patent” of the elderly, if you neglect exercise in your youth, often picky or dieting, unbalanced diet structure, resulting in low calcium intake in the diet, thin body, and do not refuse bad hobbies, so that the ideal amount and quality of peak bone can not be achieved, it will give osteoporosis the opportunity to invade young people, especially young of women. Therefore, prevention of osteoporosis should be started early so that the ideal peak bone mass can be obtained at a young age.
4. It is too late to treat osteoporosis in the elderly. Many elderly people think that osteoporosis cannot be reversed and that treatment is no longer effective in old age, so they give up treatment, which is a great pity. From the point of view of treatment, the earlier the treatment, the better the effect. Therefore, once the elderly are diagnosed with osteoporosis, they should receive regular treatment to reduce the pain and improve the quality of life.
5.Discovery of osteoporosis by self-perception. Most patients with osteoporosis do not have abnormal sensations or feel insignificant in the early stage. Do not rely on self-perception to detect osteoporosis, and do not wait until you notice your back pain or fracture before going to the clinic. High-risk groups should go to hospitals with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for regular bone density examinations, regardless of whether they have symptoms, to help understand changes in your bone density.
6, osteoporosis is a minor disease, treatment does not need to be trivial. Osteoporosis is usually more than just back pain, once a fragility fracture occurs, especially hip fracture in elderly patients, resulting in long-term bed rest and high mortality.
7, osteoporosis treatment on their own medication can be, without the need to see a specialist. For patients who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, they should go to a regular hospital early and receive comprehensive treatment from a specialist.
8, osteoporosis is prone to fracture, it is better to be still than to move. Maintaining normal bone density and bone strength requires constant exercise stimulation, and lack of exercise will result in bone loss. Physical exercise has a positive effect on the prevention of osteoporosis. In addition, if you do not pay attention to physical exercise and osteoporosis occurs, muscle strength will also be reduced, and the stimulation of bones will be further reduced. This will not only accelerate the development of osteoporosis, but also affect the flexibility of the joints and make it easy to fall and cause fractures.
9. After fracture surgery, the bones are normal. The occurrence of a fracture often means that the osteoporosis has become very serious. Fracture surgery is only a form of treatment for localized lesions, while the risk of fracture in the whole body bones is not changed. Therefore, not only do we need to actively treat fractures, but we also need to objectively evaluate the health of our bones in order to diagnose and treat osteoporosis in a timely manner and prevent the recurrence of fractures.