Osteoporosis Treatment: Help on Managing Bone Density Loss
A number of potential solutions are available to those suffering from osteoporosis. These solutions include hormone therapy, prescription medications, surgery, and newer methods involving physical therapy.
Spinal fractures that occur as a result of osteoporosis are actually quite common, occurring in approximately 750,000 people in the U.S. each year. The problem is that the fracture is not always diagnosed—instead, the problem is often just thought of as general back pain, such as from a muscle strain or other soft tissue injury, or as a common part of aging...
Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used for treating fractures caused by osteoporosis. This video takes you step by step through this procedure.
Kyphoplasty surgery has three goals: To stop pain caused by a spine fracture, to stabilize the bone, and to restore lost vertebral height due to the compression fracture
Diagnosis of vertebral fractures can be a difficult process because many people don't experience symptoms. But without proper diagnosis, morbidity and mortality can result f...
Treatment for Osteoporosis takes a multi-dimensional approach; simply changing one's diet may have little effect on bone mass if regular exercise is not part of the treatment ...