Osteoporosis (in Greek "porous bones") - a disease that reduces the density and quality of your bones and increases the risk of fractures. In fact, most people do not even know that they have osteoporosis until a fracture happens first. Fortunately, there are signs and symptoms that can alert you to the development of osteoporosis. This tells medikforum.
Read to the end to get the most useful information.
1. Leaning to one side
Try to sit down and then stand up from a chair. If you feel that you are tempted to side or you have problems with balance, this may be a sign that your muscles do not slip as smoothly as they should. Good posture is an integral part of the prevention of bone fractures.
2. Constant cramps and muscle pain
Muscle cramps are a sign of an unhealthy bone. Perhaps you have a magnesium deficiency, but it is sometimes the case in more serious pathologies. muscle spasms can be painful if you have osteoporosis, because your nerves are pinched and affect the bones.
3. receding gums
The study, published a group of Lithuanian scientists showed the connection between the health of the gums and jaw bone health. The cause of these pathologies - a deficiency of vitamin D. In order to prevent lowering of the gums and poor bone health supplement their diet with plenty of vitamin D.
4. Weak and brittle nails
There is plenty of evidence that the weak and brittle nails indicate poor bone health. The study, published in the journal Clinical Medicine Insights: «Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders »showed that patients who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, there was a loss of density nails.
5. The decrease in growth
"When a person gets older, his height is reduced. However, too much loss of growth may mean that osteoporosis destroys bones of the spine, making you much shorter. To be able to distinguish the difference, you need to hold an annual measurement of growth, especially in the age of 50 years and older. This phenomenon is usually more pronounced in women, who may develop something known as "widows hump" that is, curvature of the spine, which gives them a rounded or hunched appearance. "
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