Skeletal System diseases and disorders

1. Skeletal System diseases and disorders Juan Cadavid

2. Arthritis • A joint disorder • Caused when two bones rub against each other constantly and the cartilage wears away until its just bone to bone and it causes pain. • Some signs that you have Arthritis are inflammation on the joint, pain, stiffness, and swelling.

3. Arthritisprevention and treatmeant • A treatment for arthritis is taking medicine like Advil, Motrin, and Ibuprofen. • Another is replacement of the bone affected by arthritis. Like your knee or hip.

4. Osteoporosis • Affects older people, more in women than in men. • Disease were the bones in the body become weak and easy to break. • If you leave it untreated it can become painful and with one small fall you can break any bone in your body.

5. OsteoporosisPrevention and treatment • Try to build strong bones, it would be best if it was before the age of 30. • Get your daily recommended amounts of calcium and vitamin D • Engage in regular weight-bearing exercise • you can take drugs like Bisphonates, Raloxifene, Calcitonin, and Terparatide. You can also do Hormone therapy, and physical therapy.

6. Osteomyelitis • is an infection of the bone. • It can be caused by breaking a bone and the bone goes through the skin and it can be infected by the bacteria. • It can be detected by pain, fever, chills, nausea and weakness.

7. Osteomyelitisprevention and treatment • surgery is an option • Drain the infected area, remove diseased bone and tissue, restore blood flow to the bone, and remove and foreign objects. For people who don’t like surgery you can always take antibiotics.

8. Scoliosis • Is an abnormal curve on a person spine. • It is more common in girls than in boys. • The cause to scoliosis is unknown.

9. Scoliosisprevention and treatment • Scoliosis can’t be prevented. • For most cases of scoliosis it doesn’t need treatment. • If the curve is more than 25% but less than 30% you might just need a back brace. • If the curve is more than 45% a doctor will need to see and review the options. Surgery my be one.

10. Fracture • Fracture is a medical term for broken bone. • There are many types of fractures but the two most common are simple fractures and compound fractures.

11. Fractureprevention and treatment • Surgery is an option is the break is bad enough. • A cast around the area that is affected by the fracture so it can heal the right way. • It an cause osteomyelitis.