What is osteoporosis?

Knowledge is power. Having a thorough understanding of your condition is important and will better enable you to take control of your bone health. This section provides you with an excellent overview of everything you need to know about osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is a disease that affects your bones, weakening them, making them more likely to break. Low bone mass is a main characteristic of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is often called the “silent thief” because bone loss can occur without you even knowing it or feeling anything. This bone loss does not occur overnight but over the course of several years. Sometimes the first sign anything is wrong is a broken bone.

The most common types of osteoporotic breaks are those occurring in the spine, hip and wrist.