A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs ...

A mom experienced bone fractures after giving birth to her second child. She was diagnosed with a rare form of osteoporosis linked to pregnancy.

This is usually due to wear and tear in the spine, including vertebral compression fractures, which are tiny cracks in the bones of the spine (vertebrae). These cracks are most often caused by ...

People with osteoporotic vertebral fractures have a threefold increased risk of pulmonary problems. Compression fractures frequently result from osteoporosis. Osteoporosis causes bone mineral density ...

This is usually due to wear and tear in the spine, including vertebral compression fractures, which are tiny cracks in the bones of the spine (vertebrae). These cracks are most often caused by ...

Former U.S. President Joe Biden's office announced that he has been diagnosed with "aggressive" prostate cancer, which has ...

Vertebral fractures, also known as spinal compression fractures, occur when bones in the spine weaken and collapse ... but ultimately discover the real cause is osteoporosis. Vertebral fractures can ...

US-based neurologist Dr Baibing Chen shared a warning to people who crack their necks, and revealed he would never do it himself.