Osteoporosis is the medical condition, which is characterized by weakening of the bones in the body. When bones become weaker, the risk to break the bone is higher. Because of this, it is important to understand the causes of osteoporosis and prevent the development and progression of osteoporosis with suitable treatment.
It is observed that osteoporosis is most common in women, especially after menopause. Otherwise, this medical condition can also occur in men. The development of osteoporosis is tightly related with changes in hormone concentration. By the way, osteoporosis can be the result of some medications, such as glucocorticoids.
Doctors claim that osteoporosis usually develops when the pace of new bone formation is unable to keep up with the loss of bone. Because of the reduction of bone mineral density, bone microarchitecture is disrupted and bones are more prone to break and be injured.
When the causes of osteoporosis are known, special treatment and prevention measures can be started. Doctors claim that some lifestyle changes and medication are efficient in the treatment of osteoporosis. Patients should do daily exercises with a purpose to improve the blood circulation in muscles and around the bones, prevent falls and use medications, such as calcium, vitamin D, etc.
If patient has severe or moderate osteoporosis, the special medications, such as antiresorptive agents like bisphosphanates, estrogen analogs, raloxifene and calcitonin, bone anabolic agents like teriparatide, calcium salts and sodium fluoride, and other agents including RANKL inhibitors and strontium ranelate can be prescribed. These medications are indicated to reduce the bone resorption and control the development of osteoporosis.
