This week we are going to discuss degenerative curvatures of the spine which are very similar to the scoliotic and kyphotic curves we have spoken about in the past. In these cases, the causation is ...

This week we are going to discuss a common condition that occurs in patients with osteoporosis and osteopenia—the compression fracture of the spine. Compression fractures of the spine often occur with ...

"The literature reporting QCT-based lumbar spine bone density is scarce, and we believe our study is the first of its kind," said Dr. Hughes. "The purpose was to measure lumbar spine bone density ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Osteoboost vibration belt (Bone Health Technologies) is a device that delivers a targeted, calibrated ...

Discontinuing treatment with biphosphates after a period of time was associated with a reduction in femoral neck and lumbar spine T-scores, as well as a decrease in bone mineral density among patients ...

bone health, fracture Osteopenia was found in more than 25% of both men and women, suggesting that more osteoporosis screening and prevention programs are needed in middle-age individuals. Osteopenia ...

For patients contemplating spinal fusion surgery to alleviate pain, bone health is an important consideration. If a patient is found to have low bone density prior to surgery, it could affect the ...

The National Bone Health Alliance working group expanded criteria for the clinical diagnosis of osteoporosis to include T-score < 2.5 at the spine or hip; low-trauma hip fracture; low-trauma vertebral ...

For people with bone problems such as osteopenia or osteoporosis, improving bone health before complex spine surgery is important. Improving bone density before spinal fusion or surgery to repair a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All hormone preparations, except for estrogen-only patches, had a protective effect against osteopenia. None of ...

Spinal Fracture due to osteoporosis. OsteoBoost is a vibration belt designed to combat osteoporosis and osteopenia. Did you know that of the estimated 10 million Americans with osteoporosis, about ...