Symptoms of osteoporosis in adolescents

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Osteoporosis, as we all know, is a common bone disease, which occurs in many people. It is commonly seen in young people. It is characterized by a decrease in the amount of bone tissue per unit volume. It can be divided into primary and secondary, the etiology is multifaceted, can not be generalized, such as the use of corticosteroids, antiepileptic drugs, rheumatoid arthritis, tumor, arthritis and so on will cause the emergence of osteoporosis, then what are the symptoms of adolescent osteoporosis? Let me answer for you.

Symptoms of osteoporosis in adolescents

Osteoporosis is very common in adolescents, and there are many symptoms. For example, the most common symptom is pain, and the most common is low back pain. Pain spreads to both sides along the spine. If it presses the spinal cord and cauda equina nerve, it will affect the function of bladder and rectum.

In addition, the majority of patients will appear deformity symptoms, mainly for length shortening, hunchback and so on. It is mainly due to the compression deformation of the 11th, 12th thoracic vertebrae and the 3rd lumbar vertebrae. Cause the appearance of hunchback, not corrected in time will lead to aggravation of symptoms with age.

In addition, most patients will have symptoms of respiratory function decline, mainly due to chest deformity leading to vital capacity, reduced ventilation caused by the main performance is chest tightness, shortness of breath, dyspnea and a series of symptoms, we need to pay attention to timely treatment.

matters needing attention

There are many symptoms of osteoporosis in adolescents, we need to pay attention to timely treatment, including nutrition intake, estrogen replacement therapy, selective estrogen receptor regulator therapy and so on.