Osteoporosis Questions

For grade 4 Osteoarthritis she needs knee replacement surgery after getting diabetes in the best control ( HbA1C less than 6 )

Since the T Score is very bad it will be prudent to correct the BMD to better than < -2.5 along with Knee replacement surgery. Surgery can be delayed by a few months.

Please Give Cap cytoneck E R 15 1 on alternate days Continue her previous medicine Can apply arnopen liniment.

Yes, a good protein powder will help. Also please include multivitamin, fish oil, calcium and vitamin D tablets.

Eat atleast moringa leaf 3 days for week. Eat padam daily 4 - 6 pices.
Eat cabbage, cauliflower, green peas, milk and milk product.
Soya milk
if your non vegetarian eat egg, meat bone.

If your vit D level is within n normal limit then no need to take more supplements, so get the blood test repeated for the same and keep vit D level normal by sitting in sunlight for 10-15 min everyday, take milk, egg yolks, mushrooms. Besides that you should be doing knee strengthening exercise everyday after consulting a physiotherapist. Also omega 3 is good for joints. Can take fish, avocado,nuts for that.

You must get your Vit D level checked along with calcium and phosphorus. Get Dexa bone scan for bone densiometry and consult your doctor if there is any problem. Keep doing light exercise and walk. Eat milk curd spinach broccoli. All the best.

Hi Rajiv calcium deficiency is not related to herpes viral infection. If you have calcium deficiency you can take 1 gm daily there is no prob. Calcium deficiency symptoms are fainting, chest pain, numbness /tingling around mouth/fingers,muscle cramps, osteoporosis

Regulation of bone growth in children is complex and mediated by the action of several hormones. The most important is growth hormone. Produced in the pituitary gland, growth hormone stimulates the production of new cartilage in the growth plates and causes the bones to grow longer. Damage to the pituitary gland and several genetic diseases, such as Turner syndrome and Prader-Willi Syndrome, can cause growth hormone deficiencies and lead to failure of the bones to grow to normal lengths. Growth ...more

Osteoporosis is managed by biphosphonates, cacium and vitamin D3 supplements and often some anabolic hormones are advised by orthopaedic surgeons. She should firstly consult a orthopedic doctor for osteoporosis management thoroughly, which shall lessen her bone pains, which is crucial aspect.
For psoriasis, dermatologist will be helpful.