NHS to add spine check to routine bone scans

Spine checks will be added to routine bone scans on the NHS to find hidden fractures. The measure could help osteoporosis ...

You Might Not Realise You've Fractured Your Spine. Here's How To Tell

Lifestyle factors such as regular exercise, eating a healthy, balanced diet (including getting plenty of calcium), and ...

Is your back pain a spinal FRACTURE? Staggering 2.2million Brits ‘living with hidden, agonising’ breaks

SPINE fracture checks will be added to OAP bone scans on the NHS to try and catch tens of thousands of breaks earlier. An ...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Hidden spine fractures could be spotted earlier after NICE recommendation

NICE is recommending that quick spine checks are added to routine bone scans to help spot hidden fractures earlier and prevent serious complications. Around 70% of spine fractures caused by ...
The BMJ

Doctors should check for hidden spine fractures in routine bone scans, says NICE

Clinicians should carry out a straightforward spine check during routine bone scans to help detect osteoporosis problems ...

The quick health check that could reduce pain for millions of people later in life

Having a quick spine check as part of a routine bone scan could uncover hidden fractures that affects millions of people.
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Basketball Player Suffers Fractured Vertebrae After Backboard Falls on Him During Practice Game

The 23-year-old Adelaide 36ers player was taken to the hospital after waiting 90 minutes for an ambulance for the five-minute drive Despite the fracture, Griscti will not require surgery and is ...
Yahoo! Sports

Basketball Player Suffers Fractured Vertebrae After Backboard Falls on Him During Practice Game

Professional Australian basketball player, Ben Griscti, is recovering after a backboard fell on top of him during practice. The Adelaide 36ers player, 23, sustained a fractured vertebrae on Saturday, ...