Inflammation that doesn’t go away can change the structure of your spine. And if you have ankylosing spondylitis (AS), there’s about a 5% to 15% chance you may have a spinal fracture at some point in ...

Photo MRI lumbosacral spine pathology. Radiologist indicated on possible pathology or disease of image of spine lumbosacral MRI such as sciatica, protrusion of disc, pinched nerve, hernia, stenosis ...

In 18 cases, a low energy injury of the spine occurred and in only 2 cases the cause was a high-energy injury (table 2). The fractures occurred in the cervical spine were compression injuries. C6 and ...

Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that doesn't take long, and reduces the patient's pain significantly and quickly. Thursday, August 25, 2022 FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno woman spent ...

Army service increases lumbar fracture risk Predictors of lumbar fracture were assessed among a cohort of U.S. military members. HealthDay News — Service in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experiments with mice suggest that stem cells taken from body fat could be used to heal spinal fractures in people with ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that predominantly affects the axial skeleton, leading to progressive spinal fusion and reduced flexibility. The resultant rigidity of ...

Only 1 in 3 patients are diagnosed with broken bones in the back due to osteoporosis. One reason is that medical staff find it difficult to know who should have a back X-ray. To help address this ...

Older adults who get steroid injections to ease lower back and leg pain may have increased odds of suffering a spine fracture, a new study suggests. It's not clear, however, whether the treatment is ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - At first glance, Waco resident Kaytlin Gordon appears as a normal 26-year-old. But the single mother of two has been battling an undiagnosed and rare spinal problem for over a ...