骨质疏松症属于临床难治病,是一种全身骨量减少、骨组织显微结构改变,伴有骨脆性增高及易导致骨折的疾病。常见于老年人和绝经期妇女,骨痛及腰背痛、驼背、易发骨折为其三大主症。本病类似于中医古代文献中的骨痿、骨枯、骨极、骨痹、腰痛等。通过系统地整理历代中医文献论述,进一步探讨中医治疗本病的机制,不断提高对本病的防治和研究水平,从而为开展中医药对本病的防治研究提供理论依据和研究方向。
Osteoporosis is one of clinical obstinate diseases, the characteristic of which is osteopenia, the change of bone tissue microstructure and risk of fracture. Osteoporosis is commonly seen among the aged and postmenopausal women. Ostealgia, lumbago and backache, humpback and risk of fracture are its 3 main symptoms. Osteoporosis is similar to the bone atrophy, withered bone, bone exhaustion, bone rheumatism and lumbago that are record in ancient Chinese literature. Ancient Chinese literatures were systematically analyzed in this paper, which would contribute to explore the therapeutic mechanism of TCM and develop the prevention and research. It would provide a theoretical foundation and research direction for the prevention and cure of osteoporosis with TCM.