This week we are going to discuss a fracture of the spine which occurs many times spontaneously as a result of osteoporosis. The spinal compression fracture is a fracture of the vertebral body ...

Compression fractures of the spine often occur with a slip and fall landing on the buttocks and can and do often cause significant spinal pain following the injury. When the bone is compromised ...

These bones, or vertebrae, enclose and protect a cylinder of nerve tissues known as the spinal cord ... Other types of back injuries include fracture/compression fractures, degenerative disc ...