2021年8月28日 · Osteoporosis and osteopenia are conditions that affect the strength and health of your bones. Learn about the primary differences between the two and what you can do to protect your...

Osteopenia is the warning sign that means you have an increased osteoporosis and fracture risk. If it’s not treated, osteopenia can become osteoporosis. Osteoporosis silently weakens your bones.

2024年5月19日 · Think of osteopenia as a midpoint between having healthy bones and having osteoporosis. Osteopenia is when your bones are weaker than normal and your risk of getting osteoporosis and having...

2025年1月16日 · Bone density test score determines whether you have osteopenia or osteoporosis. Like their names suggest, osteopenia and osteoporosis are related diseases. Both are varying degrees of bone loss, as measured by bone mineral density, a marker for how strong a bone is and the risk that it might break. If you think of bone mineral density as a ...

2021年9月20日 · Osteopenia is a condition where people’s bone density is lower than is usual for their age. Osteoporosis is a more severe case of bone loss that weakens the bones and makes them more...

2022年11月30日 · This article will discuss the differences between osteopenia and osteoporosis, including causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. This article will also describe how you can determine if you have osteopenia or osteoporosis.

2017年6月8日 · When we look at the words osteopenia and osteoporosis, it’s easy to see how the two can be confused. Aside from the similar spelling, the conditions both relate to bone density. The difference...

2024年12月1日 · Osteopenia and osteoporosis both involve a decline in bone density. Osteoporosis is more severe, significantly increasing the risk of fractures. Both conditions can be diagnosed with DEXA scanning, which measures calcium and other minerals in bone.

2023年1月17日 · Both osteopenia and osteoporosis are conditions caused by low bone density and bone weakness. However, osteoporosis is a more advanced form of osteopenia. As a result, the two conditions differ by severity and stage of bone density loss. The symptoms, causes, and treatment of osteopenia and osteoporosis can be similar.

2024年5月30日 · But the evidence is clear: osteoporosis and osteopenia are not the same thing, and their risk of fractures is not the same either. The difference is that osteoporosis suggests a disease process while osteopenia is a description of lowered bone density.