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- Osteoporosis
- SYMPTOMS may include loss of height, rounding of shoulders, tendency of bone
- to break easily and pain in the vertebrae of the spine.
- CAUSES are not understood but it involves bones becoming brittle and porous
- with a loss of bone density. Affects mostly women after menopause.
- TREATMENT. Diet including milk, calcium & vitamin D.
- .Medication, heat massage, orthopedic support & in some cases sex hormones.