Lumbar stenosis is a common spinal condition that affects millions of people, particularly older adults. It occurs when the spinal canal located in the lower back experiences narrowing, putting ...

Long-term use of steroids can impact bone strength Recognising the early signs of osteoporosis compression fracture can help ...

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 ...

Because back pain is a common nonmalignant problem, it is not unusual for patients to ignore the pain until symptoms worsen and neurologic deterioration occurs. [8] Once a diagnosis of SCC is made ...

and pathologic fracture with spinal-cord compression. The symptoms produced by the compression of the spinal cord are those common to such lesions, depending on the level involved rather than the ...

Sometimes people are born with a narrow spinal canal, which can also make them more likely to develop cervical myelopathy. Symptoms of myelopathy can include a loss of fine motor skills, coordination ...

A study in France has found that pamidronate (a bone antiresorptive agent) provides rapid and sustained pain relief in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), although ...