Understanding Osteoporosis
An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers
Understanding Osteoporosis
An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers
Description
Offers cutting-edge tips for sufferers and those who help them, and offer and overview of the essentials of treatment, symptoms, risk factors, and outcomes.
Osteoporosis is prevalent among aging women especially, but it can affect anyone as they age. Here, Naheed Ali offers an overview of the disorder and its warning signs and risk factors. He walks readers through prevention strategies, common symptoms, treatment options, and potential outcomes for sufferers. Keeping caregivers in mind, too, Dr. Ali offers advice for both sufferers and those who love and care for them, to keep them safe.
Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I: Basic Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1: History of Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2: Osteoporosis around the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3: The Roles of Outpatient Physicians and Patients in
Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4: The Role of Hospitals in Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . .
II: Clinical Presentment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5: Risk Factors and Causes of Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . .
6: Pathology of Osteoporosis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7: Genetics of Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8: Mental Aspects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9: How Osteoporosis Affects Everyday Life . . . . . . . . . .
III: Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10: Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11: Exercise and Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12: Bypassing Trigger Diets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13: Alternative versus Conventional Approaches . . . . . .
14: Lending a Helping Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
For Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Product details
| Published | Nov 22 2022 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 202 |
| ISBN | 9798216247906 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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