There is help for those who suffer with osteoporosis, so hang on. There’s a procedure being done, called kyphoplasty. If you are of the 25 million that have fractures now or are in danger of getting them, ask your doctor immediately about this procedure and he or she can assist you in determining if you are a candidate. My mom had this breakthrough procedure, and I can now tell you what a difference it can make, as she is now pain free from a vertebra fracture, that had made her pain so severe, I really thought she might give up.
Kyphoplasty is a procedure performed by doctors using an inflatable “balloon tamp.” The balloon allows the bone to be elevated into place through a very small incision (cut in the skin). The balloon tamp is inserted and inflated as your doctor watches using X-ray pictures. The balloon tamp is designed to make a space, that can be filled with a bone filler. Your doctor will select the best bone filler for you. We thank the Everett surgeon for helping us make this decision and giving me my mom back. Help yourself and call a surgeon today. You’ll be in and out in no time and have your life back too.
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