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Osteoporosis as a Cause of Scoliosis in Edina, MN<\/h1>\n

Osteoporosis Can Increase Susceptibility to Scoliosis<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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<\/div>[vc_column_text]Osteoporosis is both a cause and complicating factor in scoliosis cases.\u00a0 Having osteoporosis can make a person susceptible to spinal fractures that can cause scoliosis.<\/p>\n

Osteoporosis is a condition wherein the bones lose strength, become brittle, and then become susceptible to fracture.\u00a0 Osteoporosis is caused and contributed to by hormonal, nutritional, metabolic and lifestyle choices.\u00a0 Sometimes when a person has osteoporosis the spinal bones become brittle enough to fracture (collapse), even with mild pressure or impact. When that happens the person can develop scoliosis around the fracture area as the compressed and wedged vertebrae are no long creating a level foundation for the spine above.\u00a0 It can also be the case that a person has had scoliosis for decades and as they age they develop osteoporosis.\u00a0 Because the forces of gravity are being unequally distributed in the spine of a person with scoliosis, when osteoporosis progresses the spinal bones can then fracture (compress) and make the scoliosis even worse, sometimes very rapidly and dramatically.<\/p>\n