Osteoporosis
Reduced bone strength that increases fracture risk — often silent until a fracture occurs after a minor fall, and very treatable once identified.
Is this what you are experiencing?
Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis are frequently confused. Osteoporosis is silent bone thinning that shows up as a fracture after a minor fall. Osteoarthritis is cartilage wear that causes pain worse with activity. Both are treatable, both are under-treated, and neither is simply an inevitable part of ageing.
What symptoms should prompt an assessment?
You do not need to have every symptom below — and having one does not mean you have a particular disease. These are the patterns that commonly lead to a rheumatology consultation:
- Low bone density or an abnormal bone-density scan.
- A fracture after a minor fall or injury, loss of height or new back pain after minimal strain.
- Bone-health concerns related to age, menopause, long-term steroid use or other risk factors.
- Knee, hip, hand, neck or back pain that becomes worse with activity or prolonged use.
- Joint crepitus, reduced range of movement or brief stiffness after rest.
- Difficulty walking, using stairs, gripping or completing daily activities because of joint pain.
- Pain and functional limitation related to degenerative joint changes.
Which conditions does this cover?
Osteoarthritis
The most common degenerative joint disease, in which cartilage wears down over time, causing pain that worsens with activity in the knees, hips, hands or spine.
How is it diagnosed and treated?
Dr. Ashish Baweja combines a detailed clinical assessment with targeted investigations — blood tests and inflammatory markers, imaging, and where relevant procedures such as joint aspiration, nail fold capillaroscopy or biopsy — to reach an accurate diagnosis. Treatment plans follow current international (EULAR/ACR) guidelines and are personalised to your condition, lifestyle and goals, with an emphasis on achieving long-term remission and protecting quality of life.
This page is general information to help guide a consultation. It is not a diagnosis.
Book your consultation
Consult Dr. Ashish Baweja at the Institute of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram.