Endocrinologist for Frankfurt/Main: living an active life despite osteoporosis

WIESBADEN/FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Current figures clearly show the extent of the widespread disease osteoporosis: around six million people suffer from osteoporosis in Germany alone. Every day, they live with the increased risk of suffering one or more bone fractures. Hormone specialist Prof. Dr Christian Wüster from Mainz runs a hormone and metabolism centre. Treatment and early detection of osteoporosis are among the focal points of the highly specialised specialist. Patients from all over the Rhine-Main region, from Wiesbaden or Frankfurt am Main and far beyond, visit Prof Wüster’s practice.

Early detection of osteoporosis is important for treatment

Osteoporosis leads to bone loss, i.e. the bone substance gradually diminishes. This is precisely where osteoporosis therapy comes in. ‘Early detection of osteoporosis is very important for treatment. The examination is uncomplicated and painless. Essentially, it involves laboratory tests. Bone density measurements in particular provide important information. Very good medication is available today for treatment. However, everyone affected can make an important contribution to their bone health.

If you eat a balanced diet, make sure you provide your body with calcium, take exercise, do sport and also avoid alcohol and tobacco, you are also helping your bones,’ says Mainz-based endocrinologist Prof Dr Christian Wüster.

The fight against osteoporosis is worthwhile: the consequences of bone fractures are often serious

Osteoporosis is a widespread disease, not just a women’s disease. Although it mainly affects women after the menopause, men can also suffer from bone loss. The fight against osteoporosis is worthwhile. ‘A lot is at stake when bones break after a fall, for example. A person’s independence and self-determination are at immediate risk, especially in the case of fractures that result in loss of mobility. A fractured neck of femur, for example, can be particularly serious. A look at the statistics: around twenty per cent of people who have suffered a femoral neck fracture die directly or indirectly as a result. If osteoporosis is detected early as part of a preventive examination, treatment can preserve mobility and independence,’ says Prof Dr Christian Wüster in Mainz/Rhine-Main.

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