Geri ortho

Question 1

What thoracic postural change do you expect in the elderly?

Answer 1

Kyphosis

Question 2

A disease in which bone tissue s normally mineralized but the mass (density) of bone is decreased and the structural integrity of trabecular bone is impaired. Cortical bone becomes more porous and thinner making bone weaker and prone to fx

Answer 2

What is Osteoporosis?

Question 3

Osteoporosis AKA

Answer 3

Porous bone

Question 4

How is bone density measured?

Answer 4

based on the number of SD away from the mean bone mineral density of a young adult reference population. T score

Question 5

At what age is peak bone mass / maximum bone density and strength reached?

Answer 5

Age 24-30 (after 30 bone reabsorption (osteoclast) slowly exceeds bone formation(osteoblast)

Question 6

When is bone loss most rapid in women?

Answer 6

1st 5 years Post menopausal (early menopause) but persists throughout the postmenopausal years and late menarche

Question 7

Major risks for people with OA

Answer 7

Fractures

Question 8

Osteoporosis is more prevalent in

Answer 8

Women

Question 9

Estrogen levels affect

Answer 9

Bone density

Question 10

Characteristics of people predisposed to osteoporosis

Answer 10

Fair skinned,                   Drinking
sedentary                        Drugs
Obese / thin                    DM
Smoking
metabolic diseases
Age
Short
Diet 
Steroids
Depression

Question 11

What is used to diagnose osteoporosis?

Answer 11

DXA Scan >-2.5

Question 12

Osteopenia

Answer 12

Not as serious as osteoporosis DXA scan >-1 to -2.5

Question 13

Most common sites of injury in people with osteoporosis

Answer 13

Wrist
Hip
Spine

Question 14

Treatment for osteoporosis

Answer 14

Exercises- WB and resistance