What are the symptoms of osteoporosis?

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Osteoporosis is very familiar to many people, especially the middle-aged and elderly people are often affected by this disease, so what are the common symptoms of osteoporosis? Let's follow the steps of our experts to learn about this knowledge!

What are the symptoms of osteoporosis?

The phenomenon of shortened body length and hunchback is mostly caused by the pain of patients with osteoporosis. As we all know, the front part of the vertebral body of the human body is almost composed of cancellous bone, and this part is also the pillar of our body. The weight is very large, and the occurrence of osteoporosis will make this part compressed and deformed, leading to the forward tilt of the spine, The curvature of the back will not intensify, resulting in a hunchback.

The most common symptom of osteoporosis is low back pain. The pain caused by osteoporosis can account for 70% - 80% in patients with pain. This kind of pain is generally spread to both sides along the spine. When the patient is in supine or sitting position, the pain will be alleviated. Once the patient is upright, stretching back or standing for a long time or sitting for a long time, the pain will be aggravated. Moreover, the pain of patients with osteoporosis will be relatively mild in the daytime, and it will be aggravated when they wake up at night and in the morning.

One of the common symptoms of patients with osteoporosis is the decline of respiratory function, because osteoporosis often causes compression fractures of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, leading to kyphosis of the spine and thoracic deformity, which will significantly reduce the vital capacity and maximum ventilation capacity of the patients, and make the patients often have chest tightness, shortness of breath, respiratory failure and other complications A series of symptoms such as dyspnea.

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If you find that you have the above symptoms in your daily life, you must go to the regular hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible to prevent the aggravation of the disease and cause greater harm to yourself.