Symptoms

In the early stages of osteoporosis, you probably will not have symptoms. As the disease progresses, you may have symptoms related to weakened bones, including:

• Back pain.
• Loss of height and stooped posture.
• A curved upper back (dowager's hump).
• Broken bones (fractures) that might occur with a minor injury, especially in the hip, spine, and wrist.
• Compression fractures in the spine that may cause severe back pain. But sometimes these fractures cause only minor symptoms or no symptoms at all.