Five Types Of Bone Diseases

Introduction to Bone Diseasea

Bone diseases are considered any illnessness that involves the skeletal system. A baby has about 300 bones at birth, but the adult has 206 bones. Symptoms of bone disease vary but basically include frequent breaking of a bone, difficulty in walking, dental problems, hearing loss, and headaches. It can be a very serious and requires extremely prompt treatment. There are many types of bone diseases and the most common affect either children or adults and these include osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Rickets/Osteomalacia, Paget’s disease and bone caner.

Osteoarthritis/Osteoporosis are Bone Diseases

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis that affects millions of people around the world. Women are more affected than men and usually starts around the age of 40. It is called the wear-and-tear of arthritis and occurs when the cartilage at the ends of your bones can wear down, as you get older. It can affect any joint, the hands, neck, back, knees, and hips are mostly attested. Symptoms develop slowly and get worse as you get older. Symptoms include pain, tenderness, stiffness, immovable joints, and a grating sensation when using the joint. There is no cure for osteoarthritis, but treatment can slow down the development of the disease, lessen pain, and increase joint movement. Treatment might include exercise, diet, rest, pain relief, therapy and or surgery.

Osteoporosis is a common bone disease, which affects millions of Americans. Osteoporosis is defined by a steady loss of bone density and affects most of the human skeleton. Older women after menopause stops producing a bone-protecting hormone called estrogen, which makes postmenopausal women at risk for Osteoporosis. Bone diseases causes bones to weaken and fracture easily and affects the hips, wrists and spinal bones.

Rickets/Osteomalacia Bone Disease

Rickets is an abnormal bone development in children that result from loss of calcium in a bone. Rickets causes soft, weak bones in children and occurs from loss of vitamin D, which you get from sunshine, egg yolks, and diary products. Osteomalacia is the adult form of Rickets. Bone diseases are common in poorly nourished women who have had multiple pregnancies and caused by the inability of bone cells to harden.

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