the pain is located in his midback area, like spasms, What do you think the Doctor meant,?

Question

my husband was told at the Hospital, that he had a Compressed fracture in the cervicle spice,

Answer 1

You have seven bones in your neck. These are the cervical vertebrae, which support your head and connect it to the shoulders and body. A fracture, or break, in one of the cervical vertebrae is commonly called a broken neck.

Cervical fractures usually result from high-energy trauma, such as automobile crashes or falls.

As you can see cervical fractures are in the neck . I think you need to telephone the doctor and have him explain in detail what this means in regards to your husband's pain.

Answer 2

A compression fracture is where the Vertabra in your back is compressed on one side. Think of holding a bread roll in your hand and pressing one side down more than the other. That is basically what the vertabra will look like. This can be caused from arthritis or it can be an injury.

he will suffer from severe pain for the next 4 - 8 months and the pain will suddenly start to ease off. He can take pain killers to handle the pain. If he starts getting a burning sensation he will need to go back to the doctor.

Answer 3

Context is important here. Young people get compression fractures only after major trauma, car accidents being most common. The elderly have compression fractures from osteoarthritis all the time, usually without being aware of it, and compression fractures of the thoracic spine cause the classic "dowager's hump" of the stooped-over Little Old Lady. The compression is a description. The bone is roughly cylindrical, and it sort of crunches into itself like you've doubtless seen people crush a beer can. They usually wind up with a wedge-shape, the shortened part of the bone on the forward side. His, I assume, must be in the lower neck to cause pain in the back.

Answer 4

The cervical area is the upper part of your back not the middle!!
A compressed fracture is a broken bones by pressure.

Did you have X-Rays done?? What did the doctor tell you that needed to be done??? A brace, band,Therapy??
I would be on the phone and talkiong to the doctor or at least ask his nurse!!

Good Luck
P.S. I have had 4 back surgeries!! I have had a lot of spasms!!!

Answer 5

You mean "spine?" Ask the doctor to explain what that is, as that's what you pay him for. Always ask him questions when your husband/you don't understand a diagnosis.