Osteoporosis is a silent disease, sometimes going undetected for many years until a fracture occurs. So early diagnosis is most important in preventing osteoporotic fractures.

Assessing your risk for osteoporosis and finding out the density of your bones is necessary to determine whether you are likely to have osteoporotic fractures and to determine if medication is needed to help maintain your bone mass.

One should first of all take a self assessment test on risk factors. Those who are having one or more risk factors should go for bone mineral density tests and seek doctor's advice.

On basis of the results of a bone density test doctors can identify areas in the body with low bone mass. The doctor will device a prevention or treatment programme in accordance with the individual's health and bone condition.

A treatment programme may need to incorporate the advices from physiothrapists, dietiaan on balanced diet, appropriate exercises, and healthy lifestyle.

Treatment for osteoporosis