Osteoporosis and Me
What is Osteoporosis Osteoporosis causes bones to lose strength and break more easily. On its own it has no symptoms – but the fractures it causes make it one of the worst causes of disability and death in the UK today. Like many people with osteoporosis, I was diagnosed AFTER I broke a bone. My ankle fracture was caused by a trauma (slipping off a paddleboard onto concrete!). But many with the disease will suffer “fragility” fractures – where the…