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Caring for Someone with Arthritis or Osteoporosis

Rheumatoid arthritis hands and fruits. Apple in handHealthy bones are required if you want to live a high quality of life, but when you suffer from osteoporosis you may find that this becomes harder and harder by the year. With falls being quite common for the elderly, it can be easy for you to experience an injury or something similar so it is now more important than ever for you to watch out for this. Arthritis and osteoporosis are mixed up quite a lot as well which can make things even more difficult.

Arthritis
When you suffer from arthritis, you will have a condition which affects your joints and all of the surrounding tissues. This can include your fingers, your wrists, your hips and even your toes.

Osteoporosis
This is a disease that weakens the bones to the point where they break very easily. This is incredibly common if you drink a lot but at the end of the day, you might not even notice that you have the condition until you break a bone.

If you want to help care for someone who has osteoporosis then you need to make sure that they eat a very healthy diet. When you have a healthy diet, your bones will be much stronger so this is the first step you need to take. You also need to make sure that you avoid alcohol, as this can thin your bones as well. Plenty of exercise will also help you to stay healthy so if you can, try and get your loved one to go out to keep up their muscle strength and prepare meals for them so you know they are eating right. A bone density test may also be required because this will help you to find out if the condition is present or not.