Osteoporosis

What You Need to Know About Osteoporosis

Peer-Reviewed Article

Osteoporosis weakens bones, raising fracture risk. Manage and prevent it through lifestyle changes and medical care.

$Profile and anterior views of vertebral compression fractures from osteoporosis$

Overview

$Profile and anterior views of vertebral compression fractures from osteoporosis$ What You Need to Know About Osteoporosis

Older woman talking with a doctor

Who Is at Risk for Osteoporosis?

$Close up medical illustration of a vertebrae with a compression fracture$ Types of Spinal Compression Fractures

$Profile view of a vertebra with spinal compression fracture.$ When Back Pain Is a Spine Compression Fracture

Video

Balloon Tamp insertion in the thoracic spine.

Kyphoplasty (Osteoporosis Fracture Treatment) Video

$Spinal compression fracture in the thoracic spine.$ Spinal Compression Fracture Video

Symptoms

$Medical illustration of a vertebral compression fracture$ Signs and Complications of Osteoporosis

$Anterior view of the spine showing a fracture in a thoracic vertebra.$ Vertebral Fracture Symptoms

Causes and Diagnosis

X-ray view of the lumbar spine and pelvis.

Osteoporosis Diagnosis

$Compression fracture in a thoracic vertebra$ Osteoporosis: The Primary Cause of Collapsed Vertebrae

MRI tech helping patient through MRI

Diagnosing Vertebral Compression Fractures

Posterior view of the upper back highlighting the thoracic spine.

Types and Causes of Osteoporosis

Treatment

Food sources of calcium including broccoli, beans, spinach, milk, and cheese

Osteoporosis Treatment and Management

Woman sitting at a table reading the label on a prescription bottle

Osteoporosis Medications

Posterior view of thoracic spine showing kyphoplasty.

Compression Fracture Treatment

Wellness

Medical illustration of a skeleton with the thoracic spine highlighted

How to Protect Your Spine When You Have Osteoporosis