Osteoporosis

What is Osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis is a condition where your bones lose strength, making you more likely to fracture (break) a bone – even after just a minor bump or fall.

Having osteoporosis doesn’t mean you will definitely break a bone. But it does mean you’re at higher risk than the average person.

Bone health

Soft bones often due to severely low levels of vitamin D, which can cause bone pain and muscle weakness.

Bone health

Low vitamin D found on a blood test or at risk of this due to lack of sunlight exposure.

Bone health

The body produces too much parathyroid hormone leading to high calcium levels in the blood.