This week we are going to discuss a fracture of the spine which occurs many times spontaneously as a result of osteoporosis. The spinal compression fracture is a fracture of the vertebral body (the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My mom had a compression fracture to her L2 vertebrae due to osteoporosis. Her head leans forward constantly. It has created difficulty for her when looking forward while walking and ...

Depending on your health, you may be at a higher risk for minor bone fractures. In this edition of ‘Health in Focus’, we talk with from about spinal compression fractures, and who is at risk for this ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Although cement augmentation did not alter the rate of secondary fracture after osteoporotic ...

Among patients with compression fractures, outcomes of disability, back pain, and progression of anterior body compression were similar among those treated without a brace or with soft or rigid braces ...

In summary, it appears from the results of the single RCT that balloon kyphoplasty does achieve rapid and sustained improvements in pain and function for patients with new (< 3 month old) osteoporotic ...

A compression fracture occurs in the bones of the spine, called the vertebrae. It happens most often due to osteoporosis but can also happen with trauma or falls. With a compression fracture, the ...

Our fat tissue could be used to make our bones regrow, with scientists successfully using adipose cells to repair spinal ...

Fat tissue stem cells have shown a remarkable ability to heal spinal fractures and restore bone strength in rats. The ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. Vertebral compression fracture is type of fracture which collapses the bone tissue of spinal vertebrae and ...