High Blood Pressure and Heart Failure : When high blood pressure is uncontrolled, it can cause changes in your heart that prevent it from pumping blood as efficiently as it should. This can lead to heart failure, which is the main cause of illness and death associated with hypertension.
Compression Fractures and Osteoporosis Pain. The most common cause of osteoporosis pain is a spinal compression fracture. It can cause: Sudden, severe back pain that gets worse when you are standing or walking with some relief when you lie down. Trouble twisting or bending your body, and pain when you do. Loss of height.
Osteoporosis may be due to lower than normal peak bone mass and greater than normal bone loss. Bone loss increases after menopause due to lower levels of estrogen. Osteoporosis may also occur due to a number of diseases or treatments including alcoholism, anorexia, hyperthyroidism, surgical removal of the ovaries, and kidney disease.