what movements to avoid with osteoporosis

Posted by melia7 @melia7, Mar 12, 2023

Hello again, I was thinking recently about how the diagnosis of osteoporosis changes our everyday life and even movements that we use to do. Can we for benefits of everybody list here the movements that can worsen osteoporosis? For sure, many participants here know what movements they can do and what not. However, I as a beginner, am not sure if I can bend my spine (which I was told is under the risk of fracture) many times a day for example taking the product off my shopping bag, or just taking the objects that have fallen on the floor, etc. Is cleaning one's house a risky activity? Or if I can worsen my condition lifting my hand luggage to the shelf above in the plane?

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Teri | @tsc | Apr 4, 2023

In reply to @hrd "Thank-you for this information. Just last week I cracked a rip while coughing deeply." + (show)

I'm so sorry to hear that @hrd. I hope you are not in too much pain and that you recover quickly.

Teri | @tsc | Apr 4, 2023

In reply to @yvie "After breaking a bone in my back due to Osteoporosis, my doctor put me on Prolia...." + (show)

Hello, @yvie, I subscribe to a newsletter Worst Pills, Best Pills, and just saw this post yesterday. You may be able to find out more information at the FDA website or by Googling.

News Brief: FDA Warns That Osteoporosis Drug May Be Linked to Severe Hypocalcemia in Certain Patients
Worst Pills, Best Pills Newsletter article April, 2023
Denosumab (PROLIA) was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2010 to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with an increased risk of fractures. Public Citizen’s Health Research Group petitioned the FDA for a black-box warning in the product labeling for this drug[1] and also has designated it as Do Not Use because its serious risks (including hypersensitivity reactions, increased risk of serious infections, adverse skin reactions, and risk of multiple vertebral fractures...

yvie | @yvie | Apr 4, 2023

In reply to @tsc "Hello, @yvie, I subscribe to a newsletter Worst Pills, Best Pills, and just saw this post..." + (show)

WOW! I have had some strange feelings since I have been on Prolia but I attributed them to my spinal surgery. I just had a shot in January and am not due again for 7 months but after reading what you sent me, I will discuss this with my Endocrinologist and probably will stop taking it. But what else can I do? My bone density test is “almost” normal and I have not broken any bones and I am terrified of breaking another bone.

yvie | @yvie | Apr 4, 2023

In reply to @tsc "Hello, @yvie, I subscribe to a newsletter Worst Pills, Best Pills, and just saw this post..." + (show)

Hi Teri
I have been doing some research since I read your note and apparently there could be a problem with too much calcium from the Prolia. So, I am meeting with my Endocrinologist next week and I will ask him to call in an order for a calcium test for me and if it is over 9, I could have a non/malignant tumor on my thyroid. Thank you so very much for letting me know that Prolia may have caused this. I will let you know what happens.