Back pain is a common lifestyle issue that most people face particularly those with sedentary lifestyles While taking an ...

Adults with incidentally detected vertebral fractures have an increased relative risk of myeloma, although their absolute ...

Adults with incidentally detected vertebral fracture have an increased relative risk for myeloma, although the absolute five-year risk is modest, according to a research letter published online Sept.

When the surveyor asked my mother to try getting up from the bed, she grabbed the rail and endured the pain to show them she ...

Your first specialist recommended teriparatide (Forteo), which is an excellent idea for you for two reasons: The first is ...

A doctor advises a 74-year-old woman with osteoporosis and a prior spinal fracture that teriparatide (Forteo) is the ...

With severe wrist bone loss and a prior spinal fracture, the risk of another break within a year is as high as 20%.

For patients with a prior compression fracture, delaying treatment can mean a 10% to 20% chance of another break within a ...

Many experts would treat you with teriparatide for 18-24 months, then switch you to a bisphosphonate. But they’d also monitor ...

A prior compression fracture makes the stakes especially high, and one drug carries a clear advantage over the other.

Many experts would treat you with teriparatide for 18-24 months, then switch you to a bisphosphonate. But they’d also monitor ...

A history of compression fractures puts patients at a 10–20% chance of another break within just one year of going untreated.