Osteoporosis: A Signal of Ageing

Osteoporosis is a disease which influences weakness of bones, increasing risk of facture. Osteoporosis is occur mostly in old aged people. There are two types of osteoporosis. Such as primary and secondary osteoporosis . In primary osteoporosis, postmenopausal and senile osteoporosis is included While secondary osteoporosis leads to decrease of bone density and also affects the process of bone growth. Osteoporosis occurs when the formation of new bone doesn’t maintain with loss of old bone . Usually, osteoporosis does not show any symptoms. So, it is called as 'Silent disease'. In some cases, thoracic spine shows kyphosis from vertebral collapse