does this pose any danger to a persons health and mobility? How is this treated? how long is the treatment?
2007-02-08 13:29:57 · 4 answers · asked by trooper J 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Wish I could draw pictures. I have a compression fracture of the pelvis. My doctor used his thumb and forefingers to make a circle. Then showed me that when there was pressure on the circle something had to give, which was my bones. I don't know if it is common practice, but the only thing suggested was heat and exercise, and let the bones knit naturally. Some research for you to do: google human skeleton. There are at least two areas of the spine the Sacral and the Lumbar. The spine is made of a bunch of bones with padding in between. Sometimes the padding is scootched out and bothers a nerve.
Yes, it can affect your mobility. The length of time for healing is very individual, depending on your age and the health of your bones. So do your exercises and get plenty of calcium.
2007-02-14 11:59:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fracture is the same by definition in any bone. The location should not cause worry mine is actually hollowed out.
There is not a treatment that is reasonable unless they are convinced that the bone will not heal and then surgery would still demand that the bone heal.
Welcome to a learning process about muscles. Read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches about muscles, pain and referred pain and how to fix it.
The best mix of vitamins according to a heart specialist in CA are prenatal.
The thing all vitamins seem low on is the combination of magnesium and potassium (the very thing muscles need) but they can be found in bananas or molasses
2007-02-11 16:36:04 · answer #2 · answered by Keko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just what it sounds like. A fracture, caused by excess pressure, of the L5 vertebral body. Any spinal fracture carries a huge risk to health and mobility.
How it's treated depends on that particular case. The same is true about the length of treatment. That's simply because no two peoplre and no two injuries are alike.
2007-02-08 13:38:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is a broken back, and can be life threatening. Time and possibly a back brace if surgury isn't used.
2007-02-08 13:37:23 · answer #4 · answered by MimC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋