Osteoporosis is a disease that affects over 200 million people worldwide. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, says the bone isn’t homogeneous and explains how osteoporosis appears when the wall of bone becomes thinner, and puts the patient at risk for suffering compression fractures. Let's go in more detail about…...

How does osteoporosis look from the inside of the body? Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, explains with a 3D image what happens when the bones become more fragile and porous. So dr. Sharma tell us what we're looking at here so this is an example of the bony…...

Doctor Jose Soza, Family medicine specialist at Baptist Health Primary Care, recommends patients a balanced diet, not smoking, moderate alcohol and vitamin D in order to prevent osteoporosis. The specialists explains balanced diet includes more vegetables and, especially, white meats (fish, tuna, chicken, salmon) and there is a supplementation patients should be taking which is…...

"Osteoporosis affects so many people and it is a good example of a disease or condition that patients live with without symptoms until, unfortunately, they have their first fracture," says Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician at Baptist Health Primary Care. She points out screening for these kind of conditions is so important, because it…...

Osteoporosis affects the architecture of the bone. The name means porous bone, explains Dr. Luis Rodriguez, Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute. The specialist also says osteoporosis affects the architecture within someone's bone and makes it weaker. The bone will start losing bone mass as people age. If that…...

Women are more affected by osteoporosis than men, says Doctor Jose Soza, Family medicine specialist at Baptist Health Primary Care. Also Hispanics are a high risk group in terms of body weight, especially if they exceed the average of 128 pounds. The Doctor explains women are more affected by osteoporosis, since it is related to…...

Osteoporosis means that the bone is a little more brittle and weaker, affirms Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute. With a digital imaging, the specialist describes a healthy bone is tight. In the case of osteoporosis, the bone has more space than it originally had. Fractures can happen…...

Back pain, loss of height over time, stooped posture, and a bone fracture are some of the symptoms of osteoporosis. Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care, says as people stop walking and exercising there is more risk for osteoporosis to occur, which is when the bone loses…...