Many elderly people find that as they get older, their height gets shorter and shorter, and they develop a hunchback, pain in the lower back and many places around the body, especially in the morning when they get up, they cannot turn over, have difficulty getting up, and sometimes have leg cramps, which means you may have osteoporosis. Osteoporosis (OP) is medically defined as a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and destruction of the microstructure of bone tissue, resulting in increased bone fragility and fracture risk, accompanied by increased bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture. Research data show that 1.3 million people in the United States suffer from fractures in various parts of the body due to osteoporosis each year, about 11% of men and 27% of women aged 60 and above in Australia suffer from osteoporosis, and about 1/3 of the elderly aged 65 and above in Japan suffer from osteoporosis, making osteoporosis a common and frequent disease. So why does osteoporosis occur? Why do you have a short hunchback? We all know that osteoporosis is mainly caused by calcium deficiency, but some elderly people insist on drinking milk and taking calcium tablets every day, why do they still get osteoporosis? The key to the problem is whether the calcium you eat is absorbed by your bones and whether the calcium you add to your bones every day can meet the calcium consumed in your bones. Only if your body can absorb and use the calcium and deposit it into the bone tissue (i.e., increase bone density), and you also need to reduce calcium consumption, can you reduce the likelihood of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is not medically incurable at this time, so preventing its occurrence is key. Medical science has confirmed that human bone density peaks between 35 and 39 years old, decreases with age after 40 years old, and the incidence of osteoporosis gradually increases, and the detection rate of osteoporosis increases dramatically after 55 years old, and the detection rate of osteoporosis in whole-body bone densitometry exceeds 70% after 70 years old, so it is important to make good bone density reserves when you are young. The higher the bone density in young age, the less likely osteoporosis will occur in old age. Therefore, we should: (1) control the structure of our diet to avoid excessive intake of acids, which aggravate the acidic body (medical evidence shows that acidic body can lead to excessive calcium loss). Most vegetables and fruits are alkaline foods, while most meat, cereals, sugar, wine, fish and shrimp are acidic foods. Healthy people should observe a daily intake ratio of 1:4 between acidic and alkaline foods. (2) Smoking will reduce bone density, excessive alcohol consumption is not conducive to bone metabolism, drinking strong coffee can increase urinary calcium excretion, affecting the body’s absorption of calcium, excessive intake of salt and protein will also increase calcium loss. (3) Exercise can promote the body’s metabolism. Outdoor exercise and the right amount of sunlight are beneficial to the absorption of calcium. Exercise muscle contraction, direct action on the bone pull, will help to increase bone density. Therefore, appropriate exercise is also beneficial to the prevention of osteoporosis. (4) to prevent calcium deficiency must also develop good habits to avoid excessive acid intake, exacerbating the acidic body. Such as singing karaoke all night, playing mahjong, sleepless nights and other irregularities in life, will aggravate the acidification of the body. Should develop good habits, so as to maintain a weak alkaline physique and prevent the occurrence of osteoporosis. (6) Maintain a good mood, do not have excessive psychological stress, too much stress will lead to the deposition of acid, affecting the normal conduct of metabolism. Proper regulation of mood and own stress can maintain a weak alkaline body, thus preventing the occurrence of osteoporosis. For elderly people, if they are clearly diagnosed with osteoporosis, they need to take certain medications in addition to the above requirements. Drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis are currently divided into three main categories, namely drugs that inhibit bone resorption, drugs that promote bone formation and drugs that mineralize bone. The biggest complication of osteoporosis is fracture, especially spinal fracture. Spinal fractures tend to occur insidiously, mostly without obvious trauma, sometimes with minor trauma or even coughing with constant pain in the low back, often disappearing when lying down, and even some elderly patients can walk, so fractures are often underdiagnosed. It is recommended that elderly people who have low back pain that cannot be relieved, especially pain that occurs even when sitting or standing, need to go to the hospital for further examination. Sometimes a spinal fracture cannot be detected by just taking a film, and it is necessary to perform an MRI if the pain is severe and cannot be relieved to clarify whether there is a fracture as well as to determine when the fracture occurred. Once the fracture occurs, if not treated, it will certainly lead to flattening of the fractured vertebrae, loss of height, and finally hunchback, shortening, and persistent low back pain. Therefore, once an osteoporotic vertebral fracture occurs it should be treated promptly, in addition to treating the osteoporosis. Some elderly people think that the occurrence of fracture only requires bed rest. Modern medicine proves that long-term bed rest for the elderly will lead to further loss of bone mass, aggravate osteoporosis and lead to more fractures. Moreover, prolonged bed rest can lead to a significant decline in physical function, which can seriously affect quality of life and longevity. Therefore, for osteoporotic spine fractures, it is crucial to get up and move around as early as possible. The best treatment for osteoporotic spine fractures worldwide is a minimally invasive procedure called percutaneous vertebroplasty. The principle is to inject bone cement into the fractured vertebral body through an incision of about 0.5 cm to strengthen the vertebral body. The patient’s pain is relieved immediately after surgery and he or she can get out of bed immediately after waking up from anesthesia. Therefore, as long as you pay attention to good living and eating habits, and actively exercise, you can prevent osteoporosis, and once osteoporosis occurs to carry out standardized treatment, once the spinal fracture occurred in a timely and correct treatment, elderly people can maintain the same upright posture.