(Reuters Health) - Patients with acute pain from osteoporosis damage to the spine don't experience any more relief from surgery to inject cement into cracked or broken vertebrae than they would with a ...

Osteoporosis decreases the strength of bones thus predisposing them to break. It occurs in both genders, but in women, it is riskier due to hormonal alteration due to menopause, which causes estrogen ...

Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by decreased bone density and strength, leading to fragile, brittle bones that ...

Osteoporosis sufferer Virginia Klucikowski, an 87-year-old retired school nurse from Evergreen Park, Ill., and cancer patient David Sepulveda, a 65-year-old worker for the Chicago Transit Authority, ...

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 ...

UCSF orthopedic surgeons are studying the long-term effects of a new spine repair surgery for osteoporosis sufferers. Kyphoplasty, a minimally invasive procedure developed in the San Francisco Bay ...

In postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, 12 months treatment with romosozumab was associated with rapid and large reductions in their risk of a vertebral fracture compared to placebo, research shows ...

At 49, Derek Wilks was a picture of health. The accountant from Purley, in south London, had run marathons around the world and kept himself fit with regular training. But one morning he felt a sharp ...

Cycling emerges as a beneficial, low-impact exercise for managing hip osteoporosis, offering pain relief and improved mobility. A study demonstrated that cycling, combined with education, surpasses ...