Osteoporosis: Its Causes, Signs & Symptoms, and Homeopathic Treatment Of Osteoporosis Introduction Osteoporosis is a global problem, growing worldwide. Osteoporosis is the main cause of painful, debilitating, and fragile fractures. Every three women and one in five men over the age of 50 are prone to get fractures of bones due to osteoporosis. Every year on October 20, we celebrate ‘ World Osteoporosis Day ’ to raise global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis. What is osteoporosis? In simple words, the word osteoporosis means spongy (porous) bone. Osteoporosis is a systemic bony disorder, which includes low bone mass, micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to bone fragility, and increases the risk of fracture. In elder people, it is the most common reason for the fracture of a bone. When bone mass becomes low or bone loss becomes high, it leads to osteoporosis. Due to lower levels of estrogen , bone loss increases ...