Both attack bones, this is the difference between osteroporosis and osteoarthritis

Suara.com – It suffers a lot, especially the elderly, in fact there are still many people who don’t know or know more about what it is osteoporosis. The disease, known as the silent killer, is often considered the same as osteoarthritis. In fact, they are very different, even though they both attack bones.

Medical Rehabilitation Doctor dr. Arif Soemarjono, MD, Sp.KFR, FASCM said osteoporosis is a condition in which bone mass is reduced, or better known as bone loss, which causes bones to become brittle and break easily, which in turn leads to paralysis.

Usually osteoporosis occurs due to a lack of strong bone formation from childhood to young age, including the body that does not get enough calcium intake.

“Women who have experienced menopause are more at risk of developing osteoporosis than men. This is due to a decrease in estrogen levels which plays an important role in maintaining bone density,” said dr. Arif in the Kalbe webinar event, Saturday (24/10/2020).

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Some of the symptoms of osteoporosis are usually weight loss, reduced height, back pain, and changes in body posture. In some cases, people who have osteoporosis cannot walk normally as usual, because there is a change in the bone structure in their body.

Meanwhile, osteoarthritis is an inflammatory joint disease that can be caused by comorbid diseases or comorbidities such as obesity, enlarged bones (bone hypertrophy), and bone lumps due to overgrowth or formation of osteophytes or spurs.

In contrast to osteoarthritis whose symptoms tend not to hurt before experiencing a fracture, in osteoarthritis the pain is very pronounced and deeper. It is also common for people with osteoarthritis to experience stiff body stiffness, such as difficulty moving your fingers or joint areas.

Slightly similar to osteoporosis, osteoarthritis is also common in those aged 60 and over, as well as people who have experienced injuries due to too many repetitive movements for a long period of time.

“There are many efforts we can do to avoid osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, including eating nutritious foods, sunbathing in the sun, a healthy lifestyle, exercising that does not burden joints such as walking or cycling, and consuming calcium-containing supplements can help. maintain bone health, “Concluded dr. Wise.

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