Bone development is important during the teenage years to help individuals grow into healthy adults. Teenagers use their bones everyday, from walking to class to playing sports. It has been found that sleep deprivation is harming the strength of the bones in the bodies sleep deprived teens. Bone are strongly impacted due to lack of sleep, including effects in marrow flexibility, inefficient microdamage repair, and the beginning of osteoporosis. When bones start to become thin, lose mass, and become less dense, its osteoporosis. Bones that are affected by osteoporosis have spaces where bone mass should be and have tissue structures that arent normal. Its easier for bones to break when the person has osteoporosis. From falling to even sneezing, a person with osteoporosis are at a higher risk for damaging bones. Not receiving the proper amount of sleep as an adolescent could increase the risk of getting osteop
orosis at an early age. Sleep deprivation also prevents the skeletal system from getting the proper 8 to 10 hours of rest by reducing the amount of time the body is laying down and relieving the pressure that was placed upon the bones throughout the day. Sleep is important for the growth of bones, since puberty hormones are promoting fast bone development and the peak bone mass occurs by the late teenage years. Sleep-deprived teens can also be a risk of receiving more injuries than teens that get the proper amount of sleep. When a person is sleep deprived, they are less focused on the activities they are doing. For example, if a teen that hasnt had the proper amount of sleep is cooking, they are more likely to accidentally injure themselves while cutting up food or handling hot substances. In every situation, its important for teenagers to get the correct amount of sleep to protect and promote strong bones.