How to detect OA and osteoporosis

Both terms are often confused or symptoms of illness. Both are equally refers to bone disease, are both often found in women aged> 50 years (or post-menopause) and are both chronic diseases that are difficult to be healed as normal. Then if your waist or knees often hurt if it was symptom of calcification or bone loss, or could be both?

Osteoarthritis (OA), otherwise known as calcification is a bone disease that describes the damage to joint cartilage, so here because the damage occurred on the cartilage joint disorders and pain must be found was generally occurs in the joints of the body. As the name implies, here takes place the lime or calcium buildup on the location of cartilage which is the hinge of our joints. So call our joints wear characterized by fragility of the damaged and then the damage was naturally covered the body with a hoard of calcium on it. Unfortunately, the accumulated calcium is a hard substance, not supple the vulnerable joints, and also forms a sharp sometimes irregular, so that happens then is pain when the joint is moved. Besides narrowing the gap between the joints that restrict joint movement and cause stiffness.

Another story about osteoporosis or known as porous or hollow bone. In osteoporosis the bone mass that forms is reduced, so that bone can be said hollow. The structure of bone filler which include compounds of collagen in addition to calcium, acts like a cement cast of his bones. When this mass is reduced, the bone becomes less dense so strong not even light hold collision that about it, the risk of fractures easily occur. In comparison, when I slipped in the bathroom and my hip hit the floor, maybe that happened later was the area around it was swollen and sore, but the bone does not matter because my bone mass is still okay. But if that experience is people with osteoporosis, it is no longer the case only local fracture, and it's called pathological fractures.

Outside of the brittle bones that easily fracture, bone loss is almost no symptoms at all, the silent disease. So if your back knee and is often stiff and sore, which is more rational to suspect is the OA (calcification) instead of the osteoporosis. Both are close to post-menopausal women age on bone metabolism due process does require the influence of the hormone estrogen which would normally decrease during postmenopausal women. In addition, OA (calcification) joints also triggered by a variety of chronic trauma on the joint such as the over-use during exercise (eg, many came upon the gymnast) and types of minor trauma even as often broken finger. Chronic trauma to the joints will make the easy susceptibility of wear will occur as a result of calcium accumulation there (osteofit).

Osteoporosis in addition depends on the function of estrogen hormone-related stocks also indicated that less calcium in the body, for example, rarely drank milk. But what is important to note, our peak bone mass is decreased when we began to enter the age of the head of three, meaning we have already started stockpiling the calcium from our middle age to old age as bone guarantees we are still pretty solid.

So if already have osteoporosis and are just getting started taking supplements high in calcium and high dairy calcium, it will not have much usefulness. In addition to the milk, high calcium can also be found on small fish like anchovy. Calcium from natural is preferred, whereas high doses of calcium supplements may cause some problems such as urinary tract stone formation as well as the issue of increased risk of stroke and heart attacks that accompanied the older women who take calcium supplements regularly (according to research reported in Auckland, New Zealand recently).

How to detect OA and osteoporosis?

OA is relatively more easy to detect because this disease will cause stiffness and pain in certain joints, especially the finger joints, knees and spine. The most common today is the knee joint, because according to the process of formation of OA in the joints of the knee joint was the one who most often get chronic trauma, especially in those who are obese. With conventional x-ray images we are able to diagnose the existence of OA and degree. In the photo will get a narrowing of the joint gap with the uneven edges and the osteofit (taper-pointed building.) If the OA has been classified as grade 3 or 4 (two degrees end), the joints generally can not be saved again by various drugs. Ortoped (bone doctor) usually will recommend a knee in repair so entirely and replaced with an artificial metal material, an operation known as a Total Knee Replacement.

Osteoporosis is generally not symptomatic and not enough evaluation of the results of conventional x-ray. Need a special tool called a bone densitometry to assess bone density. Thus, your bones can be detected as a bone with a mass that is still good, osteopenia (decreased density mass start) or even have osteoporosis (porous). In contrast to OA which ends in the form of surgery, osteoporosis, we still rely on a variety of drugs, unless pathologic fracture has occurred. Drugs became the new flagship is a bisphosphonate to treat osteoporosis. We recommend to you an especially women and aged 50 years and over time I encourage all need to assess your bone and bone densitometry to the expert consultation is necessary before pathological fractures occur.

Brittle bones (osteoporosis) and premature aging is a frightening specter for almost everyone nowadays. Bone loss and premature aging process can be accelerated due to unhealthy eating patterns, lack of calcium, smoking, likes to drink alcohol, rarely exercise, and stress. The aging process begins at about age 25 years and at the age of nearly 40 years. Calcium and other minerals in the bones decreases more quickly than it should. In the female hormone estrogen makes the decline became more rapid bone loss.

Premature aging is also characterized by damage to the skin, the skin appears dull and wrinkled and appear black spots. That is because a lack of vitamin C in the face of free radicals that can damage the skin. To prevent bone loss and premature aging, we need to consume calcium and vitamin C in the right amount. Herb Rosella (hibiscus sabdariffa linn), which originally came from Africa & the Middle East, has the primary efficacy as antioxidants preventing calcification of bone, premature aging, slowing menopause, and reducing the negative impact of nicotine. Herbal rosella contains calcium, vitamin C, D, B-1, B-2, magnesium, omega-3, beta-carotene, and 18 amino acids essential for the body such as lysine and agrinine. Every 100 grams of fresh roselle petals contain 260-280 milligrams of vitamin C, vitamin B1, and B2. The content of vitamin C that there are 3 times more black wine, 9 times that of citrus, 10 times bigger than star fruit.

Rosella flower petals contain many antioxidants and rich in nutrients that are very useful as the balance of the human body. Antioxidant compounds that exist in roselle herbal tea is very useful in counteracting free radicals, prevent the calcification of bone, premature aging, slowing menopause, improving circulation, strengthening blood vessels, and reduce the negative effects of nicotine.