They can help you develop a prevention plan and prescribe medications for prevention or treatment if you need them. More about Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is simply thinning of the bone, or loss of bone density making the bone weak. These fractures cause pain and loss of mobility. These effects can lead to loss of independence and decreased quality of life. What is important to know, is that the disease is preventable.
Bone is a living organ.
It is in a constant process of remodeling. Bone tears itself down and builds itself up using special groups of cells that are like construction crews. One crew is responsible for tearing down the bone and the other crew is responsible for building it up again. Normally, that is a balanced process and your bone actually rebuilds a new skeleton every 10 years. When it becomes out of balance, then osteoporosis develops.