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Osteoporosis Questions

Asked for male, 24 years old from Chennai
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Hello Dr, I am 22 year old male. I do swimming, jogging regularly. Apparently I've stopped all of my physical activities for the past 1 month because I've started getting lower back stiffness, to get rid of that, I need to break knuckles at that part regardless of anything like TIME, place etc. By doing this regularly I've started getting Lower back pain for the past few weeks. My mom is a known patient of osteoporosis, so urging myself I went to take DEXA for determining my bone mineral density, result was AP SPINE L1-L4 MEAN DENSITY OF 0.946gm/cm² corresponding to a t score of - 2.3.Dual femur mean density of 0.916gm/cm²,corresponding to a t score of - 1.3.I Consulted some physicians here, they are carelessly saying that I'm perfectly fine by considering my age, mean while other one is saying that I've not attained my peak bone density growth. I'm a medical student, having few knowledge I don't know what to believe and what not to believe. I'll be so thankful if someone tell me what exactly is happening in my body. And my body fat percentage is 37%that means I need to put myself in obese category, but my hip size is jus 34 inch and I've never felt I'm over weighted person. Please help me doctors.

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MSPT (Master of Physical Therapy)

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Hi arun! I could see a healthy champ that you exercise regularly. Your age and healthy lifestyle won't let you down. No worries please.
You just think about the activities that you have done before the exact pain started like heavy weight lift, jump from height, sudden fall.
If your back pain is the same or severing from the time it started you may be repeatedly injuring the spot which is the source of pain.
Please note the time you get severe pain in a day, how it gets reduced with ...more
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FAMS, MS - Orthopaedics, Diploma In Orth...read more

Orthopedist•Indore
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Dear lybrate-user,
namaskar,
you seem to do very well with your workout. Keep it up. Avoid running fast continuously. You can do that intermittently and increase the speed gradually. Secondly. Bmd test done in a free camp is a very crude sort of screening. If you wish, get bone densitometry done at a reputed radiology centre for exact assessment. You may take dv k-60 once a week and becosule twice a day for 3 months to compensate the deficiency reported. Take care.
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Orthopedist•Trichy
Vit D3 doesnt improve flexibility to the joints. It only helps in calcium absorption from the intestines. Vit D has not got any role in osteoarthritis treatment. It can be used in osteoporosis and Vit D deficiency and now that the vit D levels are back to normal there is no need for continuing it.
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Asked for male, 84 years old from Pune
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M.CH. (Ortho), MS - Orthopaedics, MBBS

Orthopedist•Delhi
Seems to be advanced osteoarthritis. No oil is going to cure. Foot pain is secondry. Need to see the x rays. If advanced a sweet is only knee replacement.
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Asked for male, 61 years old from Pune
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M S Orthopaedics, MBBS

Orthopedist•Mumbai
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Hello Mr. Lybrate-user, gouty arthritis usually presents with sudden onset of joint pains, usually a single joint and most commonly the the joint of the great toe. This pain is usually severe accompanied by swelling, redness, restricted movement at the affected joint. It usually comes in acute episodic attacks. Sometimes you can also have associated abdominal pains. To differentiate between this and the other conditions you are talking about, you have to understand that the other conditions you ...more
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