If you are above 60 years of age and suffering from back pain, you might be suffering from osteoporosis. Get to know the latest updates about osteoporosis causing back pain and spine fractures from best spine specialist in Mumbai, Dr Sameer Ruparel at Spine Solutions Clinic
Do you know how common is osteoporosis in women aged 60 years and above? Almost 3 out of every 4 women in this age group suffer from osteoporosis. But what is osteoporosis and does long term calcium intake prevent it?
Osteoporosis is usually age related softening of bones which make them extremely brittle and thus susceptible to minor cracks giving rise to bone pain and ultimately back pain. Sometimes, even a trivial trauma like a jerk or domestic fall may give rise to a spine fracture as well. It is usually caused due to inadequate calcium deposition in bones especially the bones in spine are most affected. This is common in females who are post menopausal since the hormones which cause this deposition become depleted with age. Thus despite calcium intake this mineral in blood does not get deposited in bones and thus osteoporosis develops. Treatment require special medications to counter low bone mineral density and need to be started after meeting spine specialist in Mumbai – Dr Sameer Ruparel who would usually advise a bone density scan and blood tests like bone metabolic profile before starting this treatment.
Thus if you are old and suffering from back pain you might be suffering from osteoporosis and need to consult best spine specialist in Mumbai- Dr Sameer Ruparel at Spine Solutions Clinic.