What You Need to Know About Osteoporosis
When do women start to experience bone loss? Our video answers this and other questions about osteoporosis, and explores treatment options, including minimally invasive surgery.
Covid-19 Poses Challenges for Osteoporosis Treatment and Diagnosis
As the pandemic surges, it can make this already underdiagnosed disease go undetected for longer
How Balloon Kyphoplasty Gave Me My Life Back After My Vertebral Compression Fracture
A freak accident left me bedridden, but this minimally invasive treatment let me start living again.
How I Found an Outpatient Solution to My Vertebral Compression Fracture
My decreasing bone mass caused fractures in my spine. After a simple procedure, I'm nearly pain-free.
Osteoporosis Isn’t a Given
It's Never Too Late To Start Protecting Your Bone Health
I’m No Longer Confined to Bed in Pain Thanks to This Procedure
A late-night fall caused a fracture in my spine, but this simple procedure helped me get back in the game.
After My Spine Fractures, Doctors Put Humpty Together Again – Twice
A foster mother of six describes how an outpatient procedure restored her mobility.
How to Improve Your Balance and Reduce Your Risk of Falling
Women are more likely to fall than men and they can cause devastating health complications.
The Back Surgery Innovation That Gave Me My Life Back
I was stunned and scared when my doctors told me I had suffered a vertebral compression fracture, but this procedure healed me.
How a Simple Fall Caused My Spinal Fracture
Dawn, despite hearing a loud pop after falling, never thought she could have fractured her spine, but she did. Read her story.
My Back Pain Turned Out to Be a Vertebral Compression Fracture
Susan fell while roller skating with grandson, which caused a bone in her spine to collapse. Read her story.
Fact Facts: Everything You Need to Know About VCF
The risk of this condition increases with age; about 40 percent of women age 80 and older are affected. Here’s what you need to know.
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