New videos to support people living with spinal fractures

Three new videos are now available to help support people diagnosed with spinal fractures.

When people are diagnosed with spinal fractures, they typically have many questions about what this means for them and these questions often cannot be answered in a short medical appointment. That’s why the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) has created a series of new videos to help answer some of the common questions.

Whether you've recently been diagnosed with spinal fractures, or know someone else who has – these videos are for you.

Developed by people who are living with osteoporosis and spinal fractures, and bone health experts, the new videos include:

Understanding your spinal fracture

• What is a spinal fracture?
• Signs and symptoms of spinal fractures
• How do spinal fractures heal?
• What to do when your spine is healing
• Ongoing problems and risk of further spinal fractures
• How to get further information and support

Living with spinal fractures

• Your thoughts and feelings
• Living with pain
• How to get further information and support

Taking care of your body

• Exercise
• Posture and balance
• How to get further information and support

The videos aim to empower people to understand and manage their spinal fractures, and ultimately to live well with them. You can view the videos here.

The new videos lead on from our popular series of videos for people newly diagnosed with osteoporosis.

You can find out more about living with osteoporosis and spinal fractures on our website.

These videos are supported by the Garfield Weston Foundation.