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On the afternoon of Thursday 4 December, the assembly hall of the House of Culture "Pedro Serna" Las Torres de Cotillas hosted the talk-talk "Osteoporosis: Awareness and Prevention", organized by the City Council in collaboration with FHOEMO Torreño (Hispanic Foundation for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases) which had free admission.
This activity was carried out by Carolina Pérez Iglesias, a doctor specialized in Geriatric Nutrition, and Andrew Martinez-Almagro, Professor of Human Anatomy, Director of the Department of Health Sciences
Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Physical Activity and Sport
Universidad Católica San Antonio (UCAM) in Murcia.
In the talk also participated Councillor for Social Policy and Public Safety in the municipality Torreño, Fina Almela.
What is it?
Osteoporosis, which affects one in every five women over age 45, and four out of ten of more than 60 - is a decrease in bone mass and mechanical strength, is the leading cause of bone fractures in women after menopause and the elderly in general.
This disease has no well-defined beginning and, until recently, the first visible sign of the disease used to be a broken hip, wrist or vertebral body that cause pain or deformity.
At present, it can be diagnosed through a bone density study
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas
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