Based on the questions of my patients and e-mails I’ve received, the dowagers hump is a very feared condition. I don’t blame them, the dowagers hump is painful and not the most flattering.
Worse, it can be prevented. However, by the time most people decide they may likely develop the dowagers hump, it may be late [...]

By MARY JEAN PORTER
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
It’s no longer a totally silent disease.
Osteoporosis, the bone thief, still surprises many older women and men when their bones suddenly fracture, but some others have become aware of it through their primary-care physicians, magazine and newspaper articles, and drug advertisements on television.
“There’s increased awareness,” said Pueblo rheumatologist Dr. Patrick [...]

By Sarah Hinckley Herald Staff
When people are crippled by a dowager’s hump, or curvature of the spine at the top of the back, it is often the result of spinal fractures from osteoporosis.
An innovative spinal surgery is now available at Rutland Regional Medical Center with surgeon Dr. Matthew Zmurko. Balloon Kyphoplasty is designed to reduce [...]

Based on the questions of my patients and e-mails I’ve received, the dowagers hump is a very feared condition. I don’t blame them, the dowagers hump is painful and not the most flattering.
Worse, it can be prevented. However, by the time most people decide they may likely develop the dowagers hump, it may be late [...]