When you bend to lift an object, miss a step, or slip on a carpet, you can put your spinal bones at risk of fracture. Even coughing or sneezing can cause compression fractures if you have severe ...

If osteoporosis has caused a spinal compression fracture, the treatment should address the pain, the fracture, and the underlying osteoporosis to prevent future fractures. All components of ...

Spinal compression fractures are fairly common ... I went to the emergency room, and they told me I had a compression fracture of L1," she told 11 News, referring to a fracture in a particular ...

The researchers point out that annual incidence of spinal compression fracture is nearly 700,000, making them nearly twice as common as other osteoporosis fractures. More than 30% of women aged 70 ...

With bony destruction and pathologic vertebral compression fracture, the spinal column becomes unstable, leading to more severe back pain. An axial view (Panel A) shows a thoracic vertebral body ...

French Tennis Federation doctor Vincent Guillard explains the nature, causes and treatment of Arthur Fils' injury.

Imaging is needed to detect these spinal fractures. If more people were diagnosed, many fractures, much suffering and heavy costs could be avoided. "People who have had a vertebral compression ...

He has what is called an L1 compression fracture; essentially, the first vertebra in the lumbar section of his spine collapsed. There was no immediate word on how long his recovery would take.

Question: What are spinal compression fractures and how are they caused? Answer: Compression fractures occur most often in the thoracic and lumbar sections of the spine, and can be caused by a ...