Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bone to become porous, brittle and weak. It is often referred to as the ‘silent bone disease’ because it usually progresses without symptoms and the first time many sufferers discover they have it is when they experience a fracture from a minor fall.
Osteoporosis is a more common disease than you might think, affecting nearly 2 million Australians.1 A study suggests that 1 in 4 Australians aged over 45 years will develop osteoporosis1, which often leads to fractures, severe loss of independence and impacts the quality of life.
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