What Is Osteopenia?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
2. How Does Osteopenia Differ From Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a serious medical condition in which bones have lost so much mass that they are brittle and break easily. Broken bones are sometimes also the first sign of osteoporosis, but other warning signs are back pain, loss in height, or a curving upper spine.
Osteoporosis means “porous bone,” referring to the spaces, or pores, that form inside as osteopenia becomes more advanced. Breaks can occur after falling, bumping into furniture, or sometimes even sneezing or coughing. Although osteopenia does not always develop into osteoporosis, it can be thought of as the early stages of it.
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