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 ...

Compression fractures in the spine due to osteoporosis, ... Brace is Necessary for Spinal Fracture Healing. by Bidita Debnath on December 4, 2014 at 10:58 PM. Facebook; Twitter; Pinterest; ...

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.

Patients with spinal compression fractures who were braced to treat their injury had comparable pain, function and healing outcomes to those in patients who did not wear a brace for the same ...

Learn about compression fractures in the lower back, including causes, symptoms, ... which means a person’s spine can still support their body weight without causing the vertebrae to shift out ...

Spinal compression fractures are another source of back pain for which do not we do not see a lot of coverage. However, in our field, I find that these are one of the most common causes of back ...

Many people still undergo vertebroplasty for spinal fracture, despite research showing it's often no better than a placebo. Consumer Reports explains what to do instead.

Vertebroplasty does not work to relieve pain from a spinal fracture caused by osteoporosis, concludes a new review. Rather, time is a great healer and patients should receive osteoporosis medications.

ROSEMONT, Ill., Dec. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Compression fractures in the spine due to osteoporosis, a common condition causing progressive bone loss and increased fracture risk, are ...