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2. Vertebral compression fracture - Wikipedia

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   A compression fracture is a collapse of a vertebra. It may be due to trauma or due to a weakening of the vertebra (compare with burst fracture ). This weakening is seen in patients with osteoporosis or osteogenesis imperfecta , lytic lesions from metastatic or primary tumors , [ 1 ] or infection. [ 2 ]

3. Why do you shrink when you get older? Experts explain

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   Osteoporosis can lead to spinal compression fractures, which are small breaks in the vertebrae of your spine, Catic explains. "In a lot of cases, people don't even realize this happens," she says.

4. Senile osteoporosis - Wikipedia

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   Other fractures are more subtle and can go undetected for some time. For example, vertebral compression fractures in the spine, often noticeable by a loss of vertical height, can occur even during routine motions like twisting, coughing, and reaching. [8]

5. Osteoporosis - Wikipedia

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   The most common osteoporotic fractures are of the wrist, spine, shoulder and hip. The symptoms of a vertebral collapse ("compression fracture") are sudden back pain, often with radicular pain (shooting pain due to nerve root compression) and rarely with spinal cord compression or cauda equina syndrome. Multiple vertebral fractures lead to a ...

6. Experts Say Weight Lifting Is The Fountain Of Youth. Here's ...

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   Similarly, rotational exercises involving twisting of the spine are great for core strength and mobility, but can increase the risk of spinal compression fractures for those with advanced bone ...

7. Spinal fracture - Wikipedia

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   A spinal fracture, also called a vertebral fracture or a broken back, is a fracture affecting the vertebrae of the spinal column. Most types of spinal fracture confer a significant risk of spinal cord injury. After the immediate trauma, there is a risk of spinal cord injury (or worsening of an already injured spine) if the fracture is unstable ...

8. 65 Unsettling Medical Facts That Are Not For The Faint Of Heart

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   Image credits: Ludwig_Vista2 #7. Endometriosis (tissue from the womb) is not cancer. But it can send out cells that spread through your internal organs and grow, stick your guts together or block ...

9. Degenerative disc disease - Wikipedia

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   The healing of trauma to the outer anulus fibrosus may also result in the innervation of the scar tissue and pain impulses from the disc, as these nerves become inflamed by nucleus pulposus material. Degenerative disc disease can lead to a chronic debilitating condition and can reduce a person's quality of life.