Pregnancy-associated osteoporosis : Differential diagnosis of "common" musculoskeletal pain during pregnancy and lactation.
Summary of "Pregnancy-associated osteoporosis : Differential diagnosis of "common" musculoskeletal pain during pregnancy and lactation."
Musculoskeletal pain during pregnancy and lactation is a common finding. Differential diagnoses range from"normal" findings to disturbances in bone metabolism and pregnancy-associated osteoporosis (PAO). Imaging options are limited due to pregnancy, and laboratory diagnostics are time-consuming. Treatment of PAO with physiotherapy, pain killers and substitution of vitamin D and calcium leads to a rapid recovery from symptoms.
Affiliation
Abteilung für Orthopädie und Traumatologie des Bewegungsapparates, FMH Physikalische und Rehabilitationsmedizin, Kantonsspital Liestal, Rheinstrasse 26, CH-4410, Liestal, Schweiz, ursula.heim@ksli.ch.
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Name: Der Orthopade
ISSN: 1433-0431
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20809159
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00132-010-1657-6
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Osteoporosis
Reduction of bone mass without alteration in the composition of bone, leading to fractures. Primary osteoporosis can be of two major types: postmenopausal osteoporosis (OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL) and age-related or senile osteoporosis.
Nausea
An unpleasant sensation in the stomach usually accompanied by the urge to vomit. Common causes are early pregnancy, sea and motion sickness, emotional stress, intense pain, food poisoning, and various enteroviruses.
Absorptiometry, Photon
A noninvasive method for assessing BODY COMPOSITION. It is based on the differential absorption of X-RAYS (or GAMMA RAYS) by different tissues such as bone, fat and other soft tissues. The source of (X-ray or gamma-ray) photon beam is generated either from radioisotopes such as GADOLINIUM 153, IODINE 125, or Americanium 241 which emit GAMMA RAYS in the appropriate range; or from an X-ray tube which produces X-RAYS in the desired range. It is primarily used for quantitating BONE MINERAL CONTENT, especially for the diagnosis of OSTEOPOROSIS, and also in measuring BONE MINERALIZATION.
Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical And Gynecological
Methods and procedures for the diagnosis of conditions related to pregnancy, labor, and the puerperium and of diseases of the female genitalia. It includes also demonstration of genital and pregnancy physiology.
Pain Measurement
Scales, questionnaires, tests, and other methods used to assess pain severity and duration in patients or experimental animals to aid in diagnosis, therapy, and physiological studies.
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