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  1.                               Osteoporosis
  2. SYMPTOMS may include loss of height, rounding of shoulders, tendency of bone
  3. to break easily and pain in the vertebrae of the spine.
  4. CAUSES are not understood but it involves bones becoming brittle and porous
  5. with a loss of bone density. Affects mostly women after menopause.
  6. TREATMENT. Diet including milk, calcium & vitamin D.
  7. .Medication, heat massage, orthopedic support & in some cases sex hormones.