Osteoporosis: Symptoms
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Symptoms
In the early stages of osteoporosis, you probably will not have symptoms. As the disease progresses, you may develop symptoms related to weakened bones, including:
- Back pain.
- Loss of height and stooped posture.
- A curved upper back (dowager's hump).
- Broken bones (fractures) that might occur with a minor injury, especially in the hip, spine
, and wrist. - Compression fractures in the spine that may cause severe back pain. But sometimes these fractures cause only minor symptoms or no symptoms at all.
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| Last updated: | December 01, 2006 |
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| Author: | Robin Parks, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine, Carla J. Herman, MD, MPH - Internal Medicine |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman |
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