Without any symptoms for decades the osteoporosis condition can be present, because osteoporosis doesn’t cause symptoms unless bone fractures. Until years later some osteoporosis fractures may escape detection. Patients therefore, may not be aware of their osteoporosis until they suffer a painful fracture. Then the symptoms are related to the location of the fractures.
“Band-like” pain that radiates around from the back to the side of the body fractures of the spine (vertebra) can cause severe. Over the years, repeated spine fractures can cause chronic lower back pain as well as loss of height or curving of the spine, which gives the individual a hunched-back appearance of the upper back, often called a “dowager hump.”
Minimal Trauma a fracture that occurs during the course of normal activity and is called a fracture or stress fracture. For example, some patients with osteoporosis develop stress fractures of the feet while walking or stepping off a curb.
As a result of a fall Hip fractures typically occur. With osteoporosis, hip fractures can occur as a result of trivial accidents. After surgical repair because of poor bone quality hip fractures may also be difficult to heal
