It’s known as a ‘silent disease’ because, so often, it develops undetected. Osteoporosis affects one in three women and one ...

It probably hasn’t crossed your mind recently. You can’t see it – not early on. You also can’t feel it. You can’t even tell ...

Often, a compression fracture will cause back pain that occurs suddenly and may be worse when you move. Accidents can cause compression fractures, but osteoporosis (which weakens bones ...

People suffering from back pain are urged to check their vitamin levels ... A lack of vitamin D can raise your chances of developing bone-related conditions such as osteoporosis and sarcopenia, which ...

Persistent back pain is another indicator – this too is the result of tiny fractures or compression of the spine.

Raj Grover had suffered from debilitating back pain for a decade when ... in Singapore seven years ago after being diagnosed with osteoporosis, or brittle-bone disease. For two decades prior ...

Madam Kumari, as she is known, has osteoporosis or brittle bones. The condition typically presents without any warning ...

Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterised by decreased bone density and strength, leading to fragile, brittle bones that ...