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Osteoporosis Symptoms: Information provided by BuyLow
Buy Low Drugs can make it affordable to treat your osteoporosis with medications that can ease your pain. Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become weak and brittle. If left unchecked, osteoporosis can progress painlessly until a bone breaks (fracture). Any bone can be affected, but of special concern are fractures of the hip, spine, and wrist. Below is an overview of the most common osteoporosis symptoms.
Symptoms
Early in the course of the disease, osteoporosis may cause no symptoms. Later, it may cause dull pain in the bones or muscles, particularly low back pain or neck pain.
Later in the course of the disease, sharp pains may come on suddenly. It may not radiate; it may be made worse by activity that puts weight on the area, may be tender, and generally begins to subside in 1 week. Pain may linger more than 3 months.
People with osteoporosis may not even recall a fall or other trauma that might cause a broken bone, such as in the spine. Spinal compression fractures may result in loss of height with a stooped posture (called a dowager's hump).
Fractures at other sites, commonly the hip or bones of the wrist, usually result from a fall.
When to Seek Medical Care
If you are past menopause and have constant pain in areas such as neck or lower back, consult your doctor for further evaluation. If you are at risk for developing osteoporosis, also consult your doctor for a medical assessment and bone density screening.
Go to the hospital if you feel severe pain in your muscles or bones that limits your ability to function. Go to the hospital's emergency department if you have sustained trauma or suspect fractures of your spine, hip, or wrist.
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