Osteoporotic vertebral fractures can cause pain, increase thoracic kyphosis and fear, and impair the ability to perform activities of daily living.1 However, there is limited evidence on how to manage ...

A compression fracture of the back occurs when the bones of your spine (vertebrae) collapse. This can lead to poor posture, pain, loss of height, and a variety of other symptoms.

Himchan Hospital introduced a treatment for spinal compression fracture, which has recently been introduced and actively ...

Compression fractures in the spine are due to osteoporosis, a common condition causing progressive bone loss and increased fracture risk. A new study found that patients who wore a brace as ...

A female-dominant disease, half of all women ages 50 years and older will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime.

Spinal compression fractures occur for a number of reasons. In young people car accidents are often to blame for spinal compression fractures. However, in the elderly with osteoporosis the patient ...

Spinal fracture or spinal compression fracture indicates an injury to the spinal column. Along with the vertebrae, spinal fractures can also damage the nerves, spinal cord or ligaments in the spine.

Among those 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.