My paternal grandmother and mother both seem to have osteoporosis because they have major lower back issues. I’m only 18, but I’ve been having lower back pains too. I thought it was because I danced too much and over-worked my hips and back (hip-hop, salsa, krump, etc.), but now I see I run the risk of having osteoporosis too. What should I do?

There are many causes to low back pain. I wouldn’t rate Osteoporosis particularly highly unless the vertebral bodies have started to collapse increasing the AP curve changing the muscle balance.
Please don’t self diagnose this condition.
The only way you can tell osteoporosis in the early onset is with bone density scans.

Diet and lifestyle are major factors in preventing osteoporosis.

A diet too rich in protein and sugar is very damaging to bone health as is a very sedentary lifestyle (and having babies when you have a gynae age of less than 4. Your Gynae age is calculated by the age you are when you first menstruate. A girl aged 14 who started menstruating at 12 and a girl of 16 who started menstruating at 14 both have a gynae age of 2). A diet deficient in Calcium is also damaging to bone health.

If hip hop dancers are prone to Osteoporosis I suspects its because they are undernourished rather than because of their activity.
I treated a lot of dancers when i practiced in the UK as the clinic I worked in had a contract with a dance school. They virtually all had eating disorders and were osteoporosis waiting to happen.

I suspect your low back pain is probably because you have a deep lumbar curve if you do a lot of dancing.

8)Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) has been shown to be one way to reduce the incidence of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women, however recent clinical trials have indicated there are dangerous increased risks of heart disease, stroke and various cancers associated with HRT. What is the single most important factor in reducing the incidence of osteoporosis in older women and when do women need to start being concerned about this?

I think the best method to help prevent osteoporosis is exercise. Exercise strengthens the bones in men and women.

Also there are good medications on the market to help prevent this condition:

If the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis is the only issue under consideration, then bisphosphonates such as alendronate, ibandronate, or risedronate are more effective than menopausal hormone therapy in preventing osteoporotic fractures, and less likely to be associated with substantial adverse effects. So far, bisphosphonates are the most effective category or prescription medications for treating postmenopausal osteoporosis.

hope this helps..

Is a diet of soy beans products good for osteoporosis patient or is soy beans products makes worst for them?

im really confuse because soy beans products especially Tofu is also high in phytates, an organic acids which blocks the uptake of calcium, magnesium, iron, and especially zinc and contributes to widespread mineral deficiencies.

Hence, Vegetarians – especially vegetarian children – who eat tofu and drink soy milk as substitutes for meat and dairy products are Infact at very high risk of loss of bone mass and severe mineral deficiencies.

Why does health professionals claim that soy bean is high is good for osteoporosis patient when in fact it has high in "Phytates" which blocks the uptake of calcium and contributes to loss of bone mass?

im really confuse. Please clarify this for me.

please show your source of information.

thanks

Any one who is into soy products instead of dairy products needs to take a zinc supplement every day and also a calcium supplement. To improve your iron absorption you could take some extra vitamin C. The magnesium content in soy products is quite high (something like 300 mg per 100 gm of soy product), so even if only 50% of that is absorbed you will still get enough magnesium.

If you don’t take any extra calcium to avoid a possible or even likely calcium deficiency due to the phytic acid and phytates in soy products then your osteoporosis will get worse.

So clearly, soy products are no good for osteoporosis patients.

Thin white women. I’m not sure why.

Steroids and anticonvulsants

Vertebral (spine) compression fractures and hip fractures.

I’ve been told that I am at a high risk of developing osteoporosis because I’m female, Asian, and I have a small body frame.

Even though I’m a young wushu athlete who consumes a fair amount of calcium daily, I’m still worried about developing osteoporosis when I get old. Does this mean as I get older, I should be exercising more than I do now?

There are many things you can do

herbs,diet,exercise,getting sunlight (vitamin D/Hormone levels)

Qigong is also very beneficial. I remember this lady who had OP so bad that she had to give up all her favorite sports. But, after a year of Qigong under a highly skilled master, she had a complete turn around.

Also consider "Calcium" (especially coral calcium). Calcium alkalizes the body. Disease thrives in an acidic enviroment. Vitamin D is also crucial. Thats why people who live closer to the equator have less instances of cancer including skin cancer!!! Vitamin D is getting HUGE press right now.

But, i highly reccomend you go on youtube and type "The calcium factor" and Bob Barefoots lecture on Calcium and Vit D and how it can cure many things. The RDA for Calcium goes up every 10 years! and peopel with higher levels of calcium are less prone to disease. Coincedence?

Also, not all calcium is created equal. Calcium carbonate is hard to absorb. Then you have Calcium bicarbonate and Citrate which are a little better. But, coral calcium is the best! Ever since i started taking it, i have noticed a signifigant improvement in my energy and chronic pain.

Also, there is a multitude of "anti-osteoperitic" foods and herbs

Go to this link

http://www.project-aware.org/Health/Osteo/osteo-bonehealth2.shtml

And of course exercise and drinking water. But, dont over use your joints. Exercise is good, but dont over-exert. Trust me!!!

Good luck, and im sure you will be fine.

Asians unite!!!!

(wait…im not asian)

*quietly steps away,and then sprints off*

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What I have heard of, from time to time, is that bones grow faster and denser in the presence of electromagnetic fields. This is supposedly the reason that doing weight-bearing exercise is good for increasing bone density and building bone mass; bones are apparently piezoelectric materials, and when stressed, produce their own EM fields. I have also heard of treatments for broken bones where a cast is wired and the wires connected to batteries, so that the bones heal much faster and are denser than they would be otherwise.

How true is this? Can we use this to combat osteoporosis by placing people at risk of osteoporosis in weak electromagnetic fields?

If you mean a magnetic field produced by a magnet,it has been used as a therapy. To date there is no proof that it Works.WE are living already in a weak magnetic field; that of the earth.

What are some of the warning sings and symptoms & How can you prevent it? I’m 15 and I have low estrogen levels which makes you at higher risk of getting Osteoporosis, and lately my knees have been feeling achey and weak. How can I prevent from getting it?

There are no warning signs.

Get plenty of calcium. Right now you are building bones.

Your knees most likely have nothing to do with it at your age.

To prevent
Don’t smoke
Exercise-weight bearing
Get enough calcium and vitamin D

Osteoporosis is diagnosed by a bone density scan.