The symptoms of osteoporosis become more and more obvious as we get older. Elderly people are prone to falling if they are not careful. Once a fracture occurs, infection may occur, which increases the risk of death. According to statistics, among elderly people over 65 years old, the mortality rate within one year after a hip fracture is as high as As high as 14% to 36%, it is more dangerous than cancer. It is called a killer of the elderly. How to prevent it, let’s look at today’s focus on the truth.
Hip fracture patient Ding Zhangqin: “God gives me a chance. Give me a chance. This left foot can help me step on the ground for the second time.” I can only pray for a miracle from God. The 90-year-old grandma Ding fell down for the third time and was hospitalized. Afterwards, I had to rely on people to take care of me 24 hours a day, and my daily life changed forever.
Hip fracture patient Ding Zhangqin: “I wanted to go out in the sun and slipped (this was) the first time. The second time was also at the door of my house because I didn’t dare to go anywhere else.” Grandma Ding’s injury occurred at the hip where the pelvis and thigh meet. Joints, one of the largest joints in the body, are also the joints that bear the heaviest stress.
According to a survey report, among the eight countries in Asia-Pacific, Taiwan ranks first in hip fracture rate, with more than 16,000 fracture patients every year, and the severity cannot be underestimated. Su Yuping, director of the Department of Orthopedics at Taipei Veterans General Hospital: “A hip fracture may be the last mile of an elderly person’s life. The remaining fractures have been treated, but he can no longer walk and his muscle strength has declined.”
Wang Jian-shun, a physician at the Department of Orthopedics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital: “There is a statistic from abroad that says that after a fall, it is easy to fall again. If the right side is broken, the chance of the left side being broken again is 3 to 4 times higher than that of others of the same age. ” More than half of fracture patients over the age of 50 have osteoporosis, but there are no obvious symptoms in the early stage. It is easy to ignore and become a hidden killer, and it is often too late to be discovered after being sent to the hospital. As the population of various countries ages, the WHO has determined that bone Porosis is the second most prevalent disease in the world.
Su Yuping, director of the Orthopedics Department of Taipei Veterans General Hospital: “The old man came to the emergency room with a hip fracture. In fact, it was not an accident. He came with an illness, because he suffered a mini-stroke, high blood sugar, or dementia when he fell. Or the internal disease has not occurred.” In addition to the undiscovered disease, risk factors are also hidden in the environment. The most common places for elderly people to fall are in the bedroom, living room, and bathroom, and outdoors on the street, roadside, and park. In addition to keeping moving lines tidy and reducing risks, experts emphasize that strength training is the only rule.
Fitness coach Peter: “80 to 90% of the elderly lack muscle strength. Their exercise ideas are still limited to walking, jogging, climbing, and cycling. There is relatively no training for muscle strength.” The muscle groups need to be relaxed and stretched through the joints, and they can be further improved with squats. Strengthen weight training. In terms of diet, you can consume milk, shellfish, seafood, black sesame and other calcium-containing foods. Spend more time in the sun to replenish vitamin D and help you preserve your bones.
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