Spinal Compression Fracture Treatment at Advanced Pain Solutions in MI

As you age, especially in your fifties and later, you may experience health complications such as back pain. Back pain should not be a thing to overlook by simply assuming it is part of getting old, as it could actually be a sign of a sacral insufficiency fracture or spinal compression fracture. The tiny cracks on the backbones called the vertebrae are what constitute your spine. When hairline fractures increase, they are likely to cause the vertebrae’s collapsing, resulting in a Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF). Treatment for compression fractures in Ionia is available at Advanced Pain Solutions.

Dr. Adam Camp has profound experience in pain alleviation through minimally invasive procedures to retrieve your life’s normality. To get these life reviving services, request an appointment via the online tool or call the Ionia office today.

What are Compression Fractures of the Spine?

This condition occurs due to bones becoming thin and brittle, causing less anchorage of the vertebrae during your daily activities. As a result, you are likely to lose height because of the shortening of the spine or kyphosis effect.

What is a Sacral Insufficiency Fracture?

Sacral Insufficiency results in a spinal fracture occurring in the sacrum at the bottom of the spine. The fracture begins when the sacrum is weak and cannot support daily activities due to radiation therapies or chronic ailments like diabetes, gynecologic cancers, or the extended use of drugs.

Who is a Candidate for Vertebral Compression Fracture?

In people with severe osteoporosis, causes of VCF can include basic activities such as carrying light weight, stepping out of the bathroom, or even sneezing. Whereas, for people with moderate osteoporosis, more traumatic events, such as falling or lifting heavy objects, would likely precede the onset of VCF.

What Are the Symptoms of VCF?

The most common clinical symptoms include:

•       Subsiding pain intensity while lying on the back.
•       Restricted mobility of the spine.
•       Disability and deformity that occurs eventually.
•       Intensive pain while standing or walking.
•       Back pain that suddenly starts.
•       Innervation damages.
•       Height loss

Care and Treatment

There are three treatment approaches the physicians at Advanced Pain Solutions use to help tackle your condition. These include vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, and sacroplasty, which are all invasive methods of treatment.

The physicians will utilize imaging technology to assist in guiding the needle to the collapsed vertebrae. As the injection of acrylic bone cement strengthens the bone by its fast hardening ability, the spine will eventually gain stability and the pain will be alleviated through this procedure.

Like the vertebroplasty, the kyphoplasty implores the use of balloon inflation after the needle insertion. The balloon recovers the vertebrae’s actual height prior to acrylic bone cement being injected into the new space, with the recovery of actual size, the shape of the vertebrae, and spine stability being the result.

In the sacral insufficiency fracture, the bone cement injection occurs in the sacrum.

Why Do You Need The Right Treatment And Not Just Rest?

Lack of treatment poses a fatal danger due to respiratory complications, mobility restriction, or clotting of blood that may occur. Structural issues that are irreversible can also cause pain in the region of damage.

If you experience any sudden back pain, do not hesitate to contact Advanced Pain Solutions for a full assessment and treatment by calling the office or requesting an appointment via the online tool today.