Health
Prevent Osteoporosis
It would be a shame to work for years, only to retire down the road and not be able to enjoy life because of osteoporosis. More and more studies are showing the value of taking calcium and exercising regularly to stop or prevent osteoporosis.
The pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly says a large osteoporosis treatment study of postmenopausal women shows spinal fractures due to osteoporosis translate into significant losses in health-related quality of life and more depression. In the three-year MORE study of 7,705 women, researchers found spinal fractures caused by osteoporosis lead to decreases in the ability to walk and bend, as well as an increase in emotional suffering.
Even if the women didn't know about or weren't diagnosed with a fracture, these conclusions proved true. And since the depression element is not readily known by doctors, it often goes undiagnosed by physicians treating women for osteoporosis.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation says spinal fractures are the most common of the 1.5 million fractures per year associated with osteoporosis. Statistics show one in three women over the age of 50 will suffer a spinal fracture.
The pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly says a large osteoporosis treatment study of postmenopausal women shows spinal fractures due to osteoporosis translate into significant losses in health-related quality of life and more depression. In the three-year MORE study of 7,705 women, researchers found spinal fractures caused by osteoporosis lead to decreases in the ability to walk and bend, as well as an increase in emotional suffering.
Even if the women didn't know about or weren't diagnosed with a fracture, these conclusions proved true. And since the depression element is not readily known by doctors, it often goes undiagnosed by physicians treating women for osteoporosis.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation says spinal fractures are the most common of the 1.5 million fractures per year associated with osteoporosis. Statistics show one in three women over the age of 50 will suffer a spinal fracture.
