Can osteoporosis be considered as a chronic health problem?
Yes! Osteoporosis is a critical health problem because of the worse effect in the bone most especially the hip area fractures. These conditions are commonly among elderly people can be disabling and can cause enormous medical, economic and social burdens. Osteoporotic fractures affect 50% of women and 30% of men over the age of 50 years. The elderly people are most likely to die 2 to 5 folds effects during the first year following a hip fracture compared with people of the same age and sex without hip fractures. Common complication brought about by other diseases like pneumonia or blood clots in the lungs are usually the deaths of the patients. Statistics and reports proves that more than half of the survivors were not able to walk anymore or will regain only partial mobility. More so 1/4 of the surviving patients need long long-term nursing intervention in the nursing home care or even at their own homes. Fractures of the spinal bones (vertebrae) can cause deformity (stooped posture a
