Osteoporosis patient

Uschi (77): “At first it was just back pain …”

Osteoporosis patient Uschi enjoys hiking.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Uschi M.)

The Lower Austrian has been suffering from bone loss for many years. On the occasion of World Osteoporosis Day on October 20, Uschi M. reveals how she lives with the disease and which therapy has helped her best. Her orthopaedic surgeon explains the background.

Uschi M. is brimming with joie de vivre as she sits in her orthopaedist's surgery. Not a trace of frailty - even though the 77-year-old has suffered from osteoporosis for years. How do you manage to stay so agile and fit? She has revealed it to us below ...