Osteoporosis Symptoms WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Osteoporosis Symptoms
Osteoporosis itself has no specific symptoms; its main consequence is the increased risk of bone fractures. Osteoporotic fractures are those that occur in situations where healthy people would not normally break a bone; they are therefore regarded as fragility fractures. Typical fragility fractures occur in the vertebral column, rib, hip and wrist. ...more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Sometimes the first symptom could be back pain due to a simple everyday movement.1
- May have a loss of height over time.2
- Often called the "silent disease" because bone loss occurs without symptoms.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ eMedicineHealth: What Are The Symptoms Of Osteoporosis?
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Osteoporosis: Signs And Symptoms
- ↑ National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: Symptoms
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- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
- Reviewer: Jacky Graves
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 22, 2009
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- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
- Reviewer: Jacky Graves
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Symptoms of Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis Sx
- Last update: Oct. 22, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
