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@doreenc

The Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic are excellent online sources for osteoporosis info. The Royal Osteoporosis Society (UK) is another great site for information.

I've read so many books on osteoporosis and one of the best (besides Great Bones by Dr. McCormick and Dr. Lani No Nonsense Bone Guide) is the Mayo Clinic on Osteoporosis. It's a relatively small book but the information is incredibly valuable and best of all, it had a chapter for living with a fracture - no other book addressed this. I got it from our library (I think I've read almost every book out there on OP! Lol). But the Mayo Clinic book really impressed me.

Another tip for living with a fracture is using a metal pooper scooper (bought on Amazon) to replace a dustpan after sweeping. Funny enough, the Mayo Clinic book also states to do not bend to use a dustpan. I really like that the book provided a lot of practical info after fracturing.

That said, I love the tips you provide and this is an excellent thread you started. When I broke my L3 in January, I had to figure out what I could and couldn't do on my own (before I discovered this wonderful site). I avoid potholes, I don't lift anything heavy, I don't put the fitted sheet on the bed (my husband does that, I adjust my side mirrors to observe oncoming traffic when entering a highway instead of twisting and I no longer bend to get things from my lower kitchen cabinets (I rearranged my kitchen to put things at waist level or higher).

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I should add that for the 3 months while the vertebra healed, I really did a minimal amount of movement. I walked but that's about it.

@doreenc

Thanks for the UK site. I’ll check it out. Also for sharing the Mayo Clinic book has info on fractures. I’ll have to order it. And thanks for the other tips.