As a "silent" disease, osteoporosis exhibits no symptoms until it may be too late for effective treatment. It is often diagnosed only after a fracture occurs. Plain X-rays may not reveal bone loss until 20%-50% loss has occurred.

When fracture occurs, it shows that osteoporosis has already occured. These include back pain, stooped back, shortening of height, and fractures of the hip and wrist.

Stooping back