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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 2, 2024 | Replies (43)

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@tilou

What does that mean that I have osteopenia and degenerative changes.
L 1, L3 and L5 compression fractures are chronic??? Does it mean I cant take care of them?

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Compression fractures change the structure of the spine, so that vertebrae that had a parallel symmetric structure become wedge-shaped, and that doesn't improve or go back to what it was. So they are "chronic." The spinal vertebrae stabilize but don't "heal" the way, say, a broken arm might. Unfortunately!

@tilou do you have osteopenia or osteoporosis?

Most of us seem to have some degenerative changes on imaging- comes with age!

do you really have a choice?
keep researching be proactive.