NEW ORLEANS — Patients who underwent home exercises for minimally displaced radial head fractures had early functionality scores that exceeded those of patients who underwent physical therapy for the ...

Vertebral compression fractures account for more than 750,000 injuries each year in the US - twice as many as hip fractures. They are often a result of a severe jolt to the spine, or a weakening of ...

Kyphoplasty is a procedure that treats compression fractures in the spine. It relieves pain at the site, but some people may experience pain even after the procedure. Treating it includes taking ...

A fracture is a medical term used to refer to any breaking or discontinuity of bone. The injuries range from hairline fractures — where the bone partially breaks — to comminuted fractures — where the ...

Osteoporosis, a disease of progressive bone loss, affects 70 percent of the U.S. population older than age 50: one in two women--and one in five men. These individuals are at risk for fragility ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO, Fla. — Patients who underwent supervised physical therapy following surgical treatment of ankle ...