Thursday, 22 August 2013

OSTEOPOROSIS
IT IS A GENERIC TERM REFERRING TO A STATE OF DECREASED MASS PER UNIT VOLUME OF A NORMALLY MINERALISED BONE DUE TO LOSS OF BONE PROTEINS.
IT IS THE MOST COMMON SKELETAL DISORDER NEXT ONLY TO ARTHRITIS.
CAUSES:
  1. DISUSE
  2. DIET
  3. DRUGS WHOSE PROLONGED USE CAUSES OSTEOPOROSIS
  4. IDIOPATHIC
  5. GENETIC
  6. NEOPLASM
  7. ENDOCRINE ABNORMALITIES
TREATMENT:
  • HIGH PROTEIN AND CALCIUM RICH DIET
  • REST,ANALGESIC AND ANTI INFLAMMATORY DRUGS
  • MUSCLE RELAXANTS AND SUPPORTS LIKE BELTS COLLAR ETC.
  • SPINAL ORTHOSIS

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