{"id":6290,"date":"2019-05-27T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.osfhealthcare.org\/blog\/?p=6290"},"modified":"2022-01-19T20:59:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T02:59:32","slug":"knowing-your-risk-can-help-you-catch-osteoporosis-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osf-blog.live.imagescape.com\/blog\/knowing-your-risk-can-help-you-catch-osteoporosis-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowing your risk can help you catch osteoporosis early"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s often called the silent disease, because people who have osteoporosis<\/a> are completely unaware of it until they suffer a bone fracture. There are often no symptoms before then.<\/p>\n

The exact cause or causes of osteoporosis are still unknown to researchers, but we know the impacts of the disease. Osteoporosis causes\u00a0 bones to lose mass and become weak, often affecting the hips, spine and wrists. The disease can be symptom-free and go undetected until a weakened bone fractures and a health care provider<\/a> can then diagnose the cause of the fracture. Weakened vertebra in your spine can also collapse, causing\u00a0 severe back pain.<\/p>\n

So, who is most likely to have osteoporosis and is there anything you can do to find the disease before your bones start fracturing?<\/p>\n

Am I at increased risk of developing osteoporosis?<\/h2>\n

Women<\/a> are four times more likely than men to get osteoporosis. Women who answer \u201cyes\u201d to any of the following questions are at an even greater risk of developing osteoporosis:<\/p>\n

Are you…?<\/h3>\n
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