Hello and welcome to Health Matters.

I am your host, Dr. Michael Chinleyn.

And today what we're going to talk about is osteoporosis.

We're going to dive into what osteoporosis is,

what is some of the common characteristics,

and symptoms of everything else about it.

So osteoporosis is a condition that is characterized by weakening bones,

which are more susceptible to fractions.

With that said, we're going to cover the symptoms.

The causes the diagnosis, non-invasive, and medical treatments will also touch upon

another related condition, which is osteoarthritis.

So what is osteoporosis? Osceoporosis is a condition where the bone themselves become very weak and brittle. Even mild stresses like bending a coffee

can make them fracture.

And little things like that are very, very dangerous to somebody with osteoacorosis.

Statistics affects millions globally, especially post-metapausal women due to hormonal changes.

Some of the pathophysiology that are associated with it is

bone remodeling. Normally, bones metabolism involve a balance between bone formation and osteoblasts

and bone reabsorption by osteoplasts.

So when you have a disruption of balance,

osteoporosis occurs.

When the bone reabsorption outpaces bone formation

that leads to decrease in bone mass,

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