绝经后骨质疏松症中医研究进展

Research progress of the TCM treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

绝经后骨质疏松症是老年女性常见病和多发病,患者骨量减少,骨质变脆,严重影响患者生活质量,甚至导致骨折,最终可能致患者残疾。近年来,中医药治疗本病取得一定的进展,积累了丰富的临床经验。现对中医药治疗绝经后骨质疏松症的相关研究进行阐述。

Postmenopausal osteoporosis,a common and frequently-occurring disease in elderly women and usually featured with a reduced bone mass and brittle bones,seriously affects the patients’quality of life,and even leads to a fracture or eventually a disability.In recent years,traditional Chinese medicine has made some progress in the treatment of this disease and accumulated rich clinical experience.This article reviews the related researches on the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis with traditional Chinese medicine.