Do you have questions about osteoporosis? Osteoporosis, or porous bones, is a disease that causes bones to become weak and break easily. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ...

Osteoporosis is a disease that causes loss of bone mass over time. This condition is called a "silent" disease because it doesn't cause pain or other obvious symptoms early on. However, as it ...

What’s in a name? Well, if it’s osteoporosis, osteopenia and osteoarthritis, for starters, a shared prefix. “Osteo” means bone, and that matching descriptor also spells confusion for many seniors, who ...

Osteoporosis is characterized by an imbalance in bone renewal, where bone loss outpaces bone replacement, leading to weakened, brittle bones. Various factors contribute to osteoporosis, including ...

Within the past few weeks, two people came up to me who were told they have osteoporosis, and one diagnosed with osteopenia. I thought it would be a good article about the difference and what can you ...

While it’s true that as we age, we lose bone mass and density, becoming weak or frail certainly isn’t inevitable. In fact, it’s possible to become even stronger as you get older—if you just make a ...

It’s estimated more than 10 million Americans over the age of 50 live with osteoporosis, a bone disease that causes the bones to become weak and brittle. Osteoporosis, in and of itself, isn’t usually ...

Stephanie Draker, a Family Nurse Practitioner with Novant Health's Clemmons clinic, joins to discuss the causes and treatment ...

The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool, or FRAX, is a free online tool that estimates your risk of having a hip or other major fracture in the next 10 years, especially if you have osteoporosis.