@isabelle7 you haven't mentioned his DEXA scores. The fractures will stabilize but our risk of fracture is at least 75 times what it was according to my orthopedist, and with more than one or adjacent fractures, maybe more. Tymlos and Forteo really help but in my experience, didn't improve my ability to lift or open windows etc.

When he was emptying th dishwasher did he lift a few bowls at a time kind of thing? I still cannot lift 2 or 3 bowls into a cabinet. If I make a mistake like that ( bowels) I don't fracture but have a few days of pain.

The spine is complicated, with discs and other types of degeneration, nerves, stenosis that affects nerves, muscles that spasm around it etc. Stenosis can also cause nerve pain in hands and feet. Then there is the cervical spine with all the vulnerabilities of the neck. Bone density helps a lot but pain and disability are about so many factors.