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• Height loss can be a warning sign of a spine
fracture (a broken bone in your back).
• A spine fracture may be caused by osteoporosis,
a condition that causes bones to break easily.
• You may not be aware of a broken bone in your
back because 66% are painless.
• If you have a spine fracture, effective treatment
is available to reduce your risk of another broken
bone.
Spine fractures can result in:
• height loss
• a rounded back (spine)
• back pain
• more broken bones
• disability
Are you losing height?
Your height as a young adult: ___________________
Your height today: ___________________________
Amount of change: ____________________________
Keep this to record future height measurements by a
health care provider
Date:__________________ Height:_____________
Date:__________________ Height:_____________
Ask yourself:
1. Have I lost 2 cm (3/4”) or more in height as measured by my health
care provider, or 6 cm (2 1/2”) or more overall from when I was a
young adult?
2. Do I have a more rounded spine?
If you have answered yes to either of
these two questions, talk to your doctor
and insist on a spine x-ray (thoracic and
lumbar).
Over 50?
All men and women over 50 should have
their height measured annually to assess
for a possible spine fracture.
Feet Inches
Centimetres
5 feet 0 inches
152.40
5 feet 1 inches
154.94
5 feet 2 inches
157.48
5 feet 3 inches
160.02
5 feet 4 inches
162.56
5 feet 5 inches
165.10
5 feet 6 inches
167.64
5 feet 7 inches
170.18
5 feet 8 inches
172.72
5 feet 9 inches
175.26
5 feet 10 inches
177.80
5 feet 11 inches
180.34
6 feet 0 inches
182.88
Visit
www.osteoporosis.ca
for more information or call
Osteoporosis Canada
1-800-463-6842
Charitable Registration Number 89551 0931 RR0001 ©July 2012