{"id":5610,"date":"2021-02-08T11:21:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T11:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/?page_id=5610"},"modified":"2024-03-26T10:51:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T10:51:03","slug":"osteoporosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Osteoporosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_798873366\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-742948223\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-898267590\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x0 md-x0 lg-x0 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-left\">\n                  \n<h3>OSTEOPOROSIS<\/h3>\n<p>Osteoporosis is a chronic disease of bone metabolism in which there is a gradual decrease in bone density and quality.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-898267590 .text-box-content {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n#text-box-898267590 .text-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;\n}\n#text-box-898267590 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-742948223 {\n  padding-top: 600px;\n}\n#banner-742948223 .bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: 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href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#ti-einai-ostoporosi\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ux-menu-link__text\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat is Osteoporosis?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-menu-link flex menu-item first-menu-item\">\n\t\t<a class=\"ux-menu-link__link flex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#aitia-osteoporosis\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ux-menu-link__text\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat are the causes?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-menu-link flex menu-item first-menu-item\">\n\t\t<a class=\"ux-menu-link__link flex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#symptwmata\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ux-menu-link__text\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat are the symptoms and signs?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-menu-link flex menu-item first-menu-item\">\n\t\t<a class=\"ux-menu-link__link flex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#epiplokes\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ux-menu-link__text\">\n\t\t\t\tWhich are the complications of Osteoporosis?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-menu-link flex menu-item first-menu-item\">\n\t\t<a class=\"ux-menu-link__link flex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#diagnosi\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ux-menu-link__text\">\n\t\t\t\tHow is Osteoporosis diagnosed?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-menu-link flex menu-item first-menu-item\">\n\t\t<a class=\"ux-menu-link__link flex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#osteopenia\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ux-menu-link__text\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat is Osteopenia?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-menu-link flex menu-item first-menu-item\">\n\t\t<a class=\"ux-menu-link__link flex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#prolipsi\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ux-menu-link__text\">\n\t\t\t\tOsteoporosis prevention\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-menu-link flex menu-item first-menu-item\">\n\t\t<a class=\"ux-menu-link__link flex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#therapeia\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ux-menu-link__text\">\n\t\t\t\tHow is Osteoporosis treated?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-menu-link flex menu-item second-menu-item\">\n\t\t<a class=\"ux-menu-link__link flex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#allages-stin-poiothta-zwhs\" >\n\t\t\t<i class=\"ux-menu-link__icon text-center icon-menu\" ><\/i>\t\t\t<span class=\"ux-menu-link__text\">\n\t\t\t\tLifestyle Modifications\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-menu-link flex menu-item second-menu-item\">\n\t\t<a class=\"ux-menu-link__link flex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#pharmakologiki-therapeia\" >\n\t\t\t<i class=\"ux-menu-link__icon text-center icon-menu\" ><\/i>\t\t\t<span class=\"ux-menu-link__text\">\n\t\t\t\tPharmacological Treatment\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-364428132\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 id=\"ti-einai-ostoporosi\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">What is Osteoporosis?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:30%;background-color:rgb(155, 0, 128);\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-66524974\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-66524974 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by reduced bone strength resulting in an increased risk of fractures with minimal trauma. Bones are normally in a process of constant &#8220;renewal&#8221; (<strong>bone metabolism<\/strong>). Specialised bone cells, called osteoclasts, degrade the older bone, which is replaced by new bone produced by other specialized cells, called osteoblasts. Disruption of this process leads to <strong>osteoporosis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#ti-einai-ostoporosi\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-xsmall lowercase\"  >\n    <span>Top<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1173687637\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1173687637 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 id=\"aitia-osteoporosis\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">What are the causes?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:30%;background-color:rgb(155, 0, 128);\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-56116965\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-56116965 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<ul>\n<li>.<strong style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 14.4px;\">Age<\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 14.4px;\"> is one of the most important risk factors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The older we get, the higher the risk of osteoporosis. This is because as we get older the process of continuous bone renewal declines and the predominance of degradation over new bone synthesis prevails. On the contrary, at a young age, new bone synthesis predominates over degradation, which peaks in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> decade of life, when we acquire our<strong> <em>peak bone mass<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Female gender i<\/strong>s also a risk factor for osteoporosis,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>both because women abruptly lose their oestrogens during menopause and because men gain more bone mass.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Caucasian race<\/strong> increases the risk of fracture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A positive family history<\/strong> also increases the risk of fracture. An important risk factor is the presence of osteoporosis in the family, especially the presence of hip fracture in the parents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#ti-einai-ostoporosi\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-xsmall lowercase\"  >\n    <span>Top<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-840080213\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-840080213 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/four-stages-osteoporosis-illustration-800x375.jpg\" alt=\"\u039f\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03bf\u03c0\u03cc\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7\" width=\"800\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/four-stages-osteoporosis-illustration-800x375.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/four-stages-osteoporosis-illustration-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/four-stages-osteoporosis-illustration.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1675286666\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1675286666 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Low body weight i<\/strong>s a risk factor for osteoporosis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Endocrine diseases<\/strong>, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/yperthyreoeidismos\/\">hyperthyroidism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/pathiseis-gonadwn-ypogonadotrofikos-ypogonadismos\/\">hypogonadism<\/a> (low oestrogen in women, low testosterone in men), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/aneparkeia-vitaminis-d\/\">vitamin D deficiency<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/yperparathyreoeidismos\/\">hyperparathyroidism<\/a>, are possible causes of osteoporosis and fracture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diseases<\/strong> such as celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple myeloma and rheumatoid arthritis are also causes that lead to osteoporosis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Low calcium intake with food<\/strong>, but also<\/li>\n<li><strong>various drugs<\/strong> such as corticosteroids, oestrogen-blocking treatments for breast cancer, testosterone-blocking treatments for prostate cancer, antiepileptic medications.<\/li>\n<li>while <strong>smoking<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li><strong>alcohol abuse<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n<li>the<strong> sedentary lifestyle<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>are also important risk factors.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#ti-einai-ostoporosi\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-xsmall lowercase\"  >\n    <span>Top<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-756494841\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-756494841 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 id=\"symptwmata\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">What are the symptoms and signs?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:30%;background-color:rgb(155, 0, 128);\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1063518735\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1063518735 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<ul>\n<li>Asymptomatic<\/li>\n<li>Back pain<\/li>\n<li>Loss of height<\/li>\n<li>Fracture<\/li>\n<li>Deformity of the spine (hunchback)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#ti-einai-ostoporosi\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-xsmall lowercase\"  >\n    <span>Top<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-927290720\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-927290720 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 id=\"epiplokes\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Which are the complications of Osteoporosis?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:30%;background-color:rgb(155, 0, 128);\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-208099601\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-208099601 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<ul>\n<li>Vertebral and<\/li>\n<li>hip fractures are the most common complications, leading to<\/li>\n<li>disability and<\/li>\n<li>a reduction in the quality of life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hip fractures usually occur after a fall and in addition to the disability are also associated with<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an increased risk of death within a year of the fracture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the other hand, vertebral fractures can occur automatically and lead to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>significant pain,<\/li>\n<li>loss of height and even in<\/li>\n<li>spinal deformity, the well-known &#8220;hunchback&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#ti-einai-ostoporosi\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-xsmall lowercase\"  >\n    <span>Top<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1160933362\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1160933362 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_980590803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/physiotherapist-working-elderly-patient.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/physiotherapist-working-elderly-patient.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/physiotherapist-working-elderly-patient-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/physiotherapist-working-elderly-patient-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_980590803 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-456632783\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-456632783 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 id=\"diagnosi\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">How is Osteoporosis diagnosed?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:30%;background-color:rgb(155, 0, 128);\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1070727303\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1070727303 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Osteoporosis is diagnosed either clinically (presence of a fracture with minimal trauma) or by measuring bone density (DEXA scan). In either case, a physical examination and history taking are required.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#ti-einai-ostoporosi\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-xsmall lowercase\"  >\n    <span>Top<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-323557519\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-323557519 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 id=\"osteopenia\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">What is Osteopenia?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:30%;background-color:rgb(155, 0, 128);\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1538857768\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1538857768 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Osteopenia is low bone mass, and is also diagnosed by measuring bone density. Osteopenia can lead to osteoporosis and can, <em>if risk factors co-exist, predispose to fracture.<\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#ti-einai-ostoporosi\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-xsmall lowercase\"  >\n    <span>Top<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-83751299\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-83751299 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 id=\"prolipsi\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Osteoporosis prevention<\/h2>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:30%;background-color:rgb(155, 0, 128);\"><\/div>\n<p>Prevention of osteoporosis is clearly preferred to its treatment, because in osteoporosis, apart from bone loss, there is also<strong> destruction of the bone microarchitecture<\/strong>, which is largely irreversible. The prevention of osteoporosis begins in childhood and especially in adolescence, where bone is synthesised with the aim of <strong>achieving <em>peak bone mass<\/em><\/strong>, and continues into adulthood, with the aim of minimising bone loss. <strong>Six are the keys to preventing osteoporosis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A healthy diet<\/strong> with an adequate intake of protein, fruits, vegetables and legumes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maintaining a normal body weight<\/strong> as lower than normal weight predisposes to bone loss and fractures, and we now know that above normal weight also predisposes to fractures of the upper limbs and wrists.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calcium<\/strong> through the consumption of low-fat dairy products, vegetables and some fish. Calcium is a key structural material of bones and makes them dense and strong. Menopausal women lose calcium in their urine every day. In the first 5 years after menopause, women who do not receive oestrogen replacement therapy lose about 5% to 8% of their bone mass.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vitamin D,<\/strong> through sun exposure. Vitamin D is primarily synthesized in the skin when it is exposed to the sun&#8217;s ultraviolet radiation (UVB). Few foods contain adequate vitamin D. Vitamin D helps calcium absorption, increases bone mass and improves balance. In addition, it appears to have multiple beneficial effects on various body systems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exercise<\/strong> as the bones, like muscles, when exercised become stronger and denser.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quit smoking &amp; excessive alcohol consumption<\/strong> as both these two habits are associated with reduced bone mass and increased risk of fracture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pharmacological treatment<\/strong>. In most cases, medications to prevent osteoporosis are not prescribed. However, in some cases, such as in patients being treated with glucocorticoids for another disease, or in patients with osteopenia and a very high risk of fracture, pharmacological therapy may benefit them and reduce their risk of fracture. 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Calcium is a key structural material of bones that makes them dense and strong. Menopausal women lose calcium in their urine every day. In the first 5 years after menopause, women who do not receive oestrogen replacement therapy lose about 5% to 8% of their bone mass.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vitamin D<\/strong><u>,<\/u> through sun exposure. Vitamin D is primarily synthesized in the skin when exposed to the sun&#8217;s ultraviolet radiation (UVB). Few foods contain adequate vitamin D. Vitamin D helps calcium absorption, increases bone mass and improves balance. In addition, it appears to have multiple beneficial effects on various body systems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exercise<\/strong> for osteoporosis as bones, like muscles, when exercised become stronger and denser.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A healthy diet<\/strong> with an adequate intake of protein, fruits, vegetables and legumes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maintaining a normal body weight<\/strong> as lower than normal weight predisposes to bone loss and fractures, and we now know that above normal weight also predisposes to fractures of the upper limbs and wrists.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quit smoking &amp; excessive alcohol consumption<\/strong> as these two habits are associated with reduced bone mass and increased risk of fracture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#ti-einai-ostoporosi\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-xsmall lowercase\"  >\n    <span>Top<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-754360819\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-754360819 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h3 id=\"pharmakologiki-therapeia\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #9b0080;\">\/ \/ \/<\/span> Pharmacological Treatment<\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1993570413\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1993570413 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Treatments for osteoporosis are divided into:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>those that prevent bone loss, anti-osteoclastic and in the<\/li>\n<li>anabolic therapies, which regenerate the bone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The first category includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bisphosphonates,<\/li>\n<li>the monoclonal-antibody inhibitor of RANKL Denosumab,<\/li>\n<li>the selective oestrogen receptor modulators raloxifene and bazedoxifene, and<\/li>\n<li>hormone replacement therapy with oestrogen\/progesterone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The anabolic agents include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teriparatide, which is an analogue of parathyroid hormone.<\/li>\n<li>Abaloparatide, which is an analogue of parathyroid hormone.<\/li>\n<li>Romosozumab, which is a monoclonal Antibody; Sclerostin Inhibitor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Patient selection for a certain drug should be done carefully to make sure that they meet the requirements for the class of medicine they will receive. Patients should also be followed by their endocrinologist, who will check on the progress and success or failure of the therapeutic option and the existence of possible side effects.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavlatou.gr\/en\/osteoporosis\/#ti-einai-ostoporosi\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-xsmall lowercase\"  >\n    <span>Top<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-488746492\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-488746492 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-416071590\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-416071590 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1460687872\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-138350715\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4160849525\" 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