Every year more than 500,000 people suffer fractures which are linked to a common condition that many don't realise they have.
More than three million people are thought to have osteoporosis, a health problem which means their bones are weakened and more likely to break.
For most sufferers, there are no symptoms that they have such a potentially life-changing condition until they fall or have a sudden impact with something and fracture a bone.
However, there can be one sign that you could have Osteoporosis - and it is in the way you stand. According to the NHS some people will develop stoop and bend forward.
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