WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR BONES BECOME BRITTLE
from the article "Is Exercise Weakening Your Bones?"
By the Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center
Published January 24, 2011
I’m still not convinced. If my bones become brittle, so what? What’s the worst thing that could happen to me?
Brittle bones may not sound as scary as a fatal or rare disease. The fact is that osteoporosis can lead to fractures. It can cause disability.
Imagine having so many spine fractures that you’ve lost inches in height and walk bent over. Imagine looking down at the ground everywhere you go because you can't straighten your back. Imagine not being able to find clothes that fit you. Imagine having difficulty breathing and eating because your lungs and stomach are compressed into a smaller space.
Imagine having difficulty walking, let alone exercising, because of pain and misshapen bones. Imagine constantly having to be aware of what you’re doing and having to do things so slowly and carefully because of a very real fear and dread of a fracture – which could lead to a drastic change in your life, including pain, loss of independence, mobility, freedom and more.
Osteoporosis isn’t just an older person’s disease. Young women also experience fractures. Imagine being sidelined because of a broken bone and not being able to get those good feelings you get from regular activity.
MY THOUGHTS
if you can imagine it, i can! how can you be beautiful when you have brittle bones? i'm going to read the next article soon - it's all about healthy eating to avoid "osteo'.
from the article "Is Exercise Weakening Your Bones?"
By the Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center
Published January 24, 2011
I’m still not convinced. If my bones become brittle, so what? What’s the worst thing that could happen to me?
Brittle bones may not sound as scary as a fatal or rare disease. The fact is that osteoporosis can lead to fractures. It can cause disability.
Imagine having so many spine fractures that you’ve lost inches in height and walk bent over. Imagine looking down at the ground everywhere you go because you can't straighten your back. Imagine not being able to find clothes that fit you. Imagine having difficulty breathing and eating because your lungs and stomach are compressed into a smaller space.
Imagine having difficulty walking, let alone exercising, because of pain and misshapen bones. Imagine constantly having to be aware of what you’re doing and having to do things so slowly and carefully because of a very real fear and dread of a fracture – which could lead to a drastic change in your life, including pain, loss of independence, mobility, freedom and more.
Osteoporosis isn’t just an older person’s disease. Young women also experience fractures. Imagine being sidelined because of a broken bone and not being able to get those good feelings you get from regular activity.
MY THOUGHTS
if you can imagine it, i can! how can you be beautiful when you have brittle bones? i'm going to read the next article soon - it's all about healthy eating to avoid "osteo'.
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