By Zahra Khaliq Osteoporosis is a common long-term disease that causes your bones to gradually lose strength and become fragile. As we age, the cells that build new bone struggle to work as quickly as those that remove the old bone. This leads to an overall loss of bone tissue, resulting in weak and brittle bones, which means patients are often at an increased risk of injuries, such as fractures. The condition is known to be a ‘silent killer’ because patients usually exhibit no symptoms until they start experiencing fractures. Osteoporosis most commonly occurs in the spine, wrist and hips. Tho…