Nowadays there are various tools to have a timely diagnosis that helps prevent bone loss or treat osteoporosis, as it is a disease whose symptoms are not visible until bone decalcification is very advanced.
Your doctor will request a bone densitometry to find out if you have osteoporosis or osteopenia, so as to reduce the risk of fractures and start a preventive treatment.
Densitometry is a painless test in which a scanner passes over your body to examine the bones of the hip and spine. If your doctor deems it necessary, it will also order a bone biopsy and radiological studies to confirm the diagnosis.
The treatment to be followed will depend on your case and the progression of the disease. As prevention, you may be recommended vitamin D supplements and the intake of drugs that help decrease bone resorption, as well as the use of estrogens and a parathyroid hormone analog, which helps stimulate bone formation.
As a general measure, it is important to have a diet low in protein and rich in calcium (dairy), getting controlled daily exercise to prevent falls, and to abstain from smoking and consuming alcohol to strengthen weak bones and thus reduce the chances of experiencing possible fractures.
In the Saludora Medical Center Internal Medicine Department, we offer you health care services with the highest quality and safety, from the prevention, diagnosis, timely treatment, and monitoring of infectious, respiratory, endocrinological, dermatological, rheumatic, nephrological, gastrointestinal, and hematological pathologies, from both chronic-degenerative diseases and acute conditions, through a comprehensive and multidisciplinary model.
