Dr. Lance Myler

OSTEOPOROSIS

Osteoporosis is a thinning of the bones that makes them brittle and weak.

Do you think of osteoporosis as an “old people’s” disease?

And think of “old” as 20 years older than your current age?

Osteoporosis develops over a lifetime - often the first symptom is bone that breaks after a trivial bump.

Often, people don’t fall and break their hip - their hip becomes so weak that it breaks, and they fall.

Osteoporosis is more common in women - but it is not a “women’s” disease.

Of the 10 million Americans estimated to have osteoporosis, eight million are women and 2 million are men.

Thirty-four million Americans have low bone mass, which puts them at increased risk of developing osteoporosis and related fractures.

One in two women and one in four men over age 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in her/his remaining lifetime

Osteoporosis is a quality of life issue

Osteoporosis can put you to bed and shorten your life.

25% of people with a broken hip die within one year of breaking their hip
Only 25% of people with a broken hip are ever able to return to their pre-fracture activity level

The best treatment is prevention - building strong bones over a lifetime.

Bone density depends on:

Diet

Exercise

Healthy hormone levels

It’s best to start young

Like, as a child.

Better too late than never

Get enough Calcium

Exercise

Get Moving

Walk!

Pump Iron