Osteoporosis means porosity or thinning of the bones. Frailty fractures curved back & loss of height are often regarded as a normal part of ageing. In fact these are symptoms of a disease osteoporosis which can be prevented if steps are taken earlier in life. If allowed to progress without treatment osteoporosis is one of the leading causes of suffering disability & death in elderly people. Fortunately there is an increasing awareness of osteoporosis & important breakthroughs have been made in its diagnosis & treatment.