Healthy skeletal system October.2014 | Page 4

Osteoporosis

The bone is a living tissue, continuously breaking down and building back up. Throughout the childhoos and teenage years, the body continuously works hard to build the bones. By the age of about 30 years,

people

are at

their

peak

bone

mass. After that, the body maintains a balance between formation (building new bones) and resorption (losing bone). Osteoporosis occurs when, for various reasosn, thie balance is lost, and bone loss outpaces bone replacement. Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration

of bone tissue. This

leads to increase in

bone fragility and risk

of fracture (broken

bones), particularly

of the hip, spine, wrist

and shoulder.

Osteoporosis

is often known as “Silent

Thief” because bone loss occurs without immediate symptoms.

It's never too late to fight a disease,

'Better Late Than Never'

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