Metabolic bone health
What is metabolic bone health?
The word metabolic means the chemical processes that take place to give energy or build material. Our bones are not simple pieces of scaffolding but are live structures that need a healthy chemistry to stay strong and well. The health of our bones can be affected by a range of things.
Metabolic units provide expert assessment, advice and treatment for a range of issues that can affect your bone strength (such as osteoporosis) and other metabolic conditions such as Paget’s disease.
They have a range of clinicians such as nurses, pharmacists and consultants.
This site is not for people seeking a diagnosis. If you feel you have the issues listed below then please contact your GP practice to explore your concerns.
If you have been given a clear diagnosis from the list below, then you are in the right place. We hope the following sections provide you with more information and guidance. This should go alongside expert clinical input from your GP or the local metabolic bone unit.
Types of meatabolic bone health
Hypoparathyroidism – Click to read more
The body produces too little parathyroid hormone leading to low calcium levels in the blood.
Low Vitamin D – Click to read more
Low vitamin D found on a blood test or at risk of this due to lack of sunlight exposure.
Osteogenesis Imperfecta – Click to read more
A genetic condition, which causes fractures to occur easily, often referred to as ‘brittle bone disease’
Osteomalacia – Click to read more
Soft bones often due to severely low levels of vitamin D, which can cause bone pain and muscle weakness.
Osteoporosis – Click to read more
A condition where your bones lose strength, increasing your risk of breaking a bone.
Paget’s disease of the bone – Click to read more
A condition affecting the normal repair and renewal process within bone. Most commonly affecting the skull, pelvis and lower leg.
Primary Hyperparathyroidism – Click to read more
The body produces too much parathyroid hormone leading to high calcium levels in the blood.