How can technology increase your risk of developing osteoporosis? Well it’s not the use of technology itself that increases the risk of osteoporosis, but the sedentary life style that is a by product of using technology. In an educational article on the Medical News Today website it was predicted that osteoporosis would increase because people are living longer and have a lead a more sedentary lifestyle now than ever before. This was based on a 2009 study in Europe and if anything there are more people forced into a sedentary now than 5 years ago as technology is so much (Read More)

Officially, the word osteoporosis means “porous bones”. The condition causes bones to become thin, weak, and brittle, with many holes inside of them that resemble a sponge. Osteoporosis makes bones much more prone to breakage. In many instances, people with this condition can fracture a bone doing nothing more than bending over, coughing, or suffering a mild fall. Symptoms In the early stages of osteoporosis, people usually do not experience any pain, nor do they have other symptoms that might alert them that a problem exists. The symptoms generally become noticeable once the bones have already weakened.   Stooped posture (Read More)