Patient was instructed on Osteoporosis fractures. The hip fractures are m
ost com
m
on in older wom
en and often caused by a fall. After a hip fracture, m
any older people have m
edical com
plications such as blood clots, pressure sores, or pneum
onia. Com
pression fractures of the spine can result in back pain
, stooped posture, loss of height, and a curved upper back.
Patient was instructed on Osteoporosis sym
ptom
s such as pain
in the back, loss of height and stooped posture, a curved upper back, broken bones (fractures) that m
ight occur with a m
inor injury, especially in the hip, spine and wrist.