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Assess Your Spinal Fracture Risk

The questions below are designed to help you assess your risk for spinal fracture. Once you finish the risk assessment, you’ll be given information that will help you to learn more about spinal fractures and how to discuss them with your doctor.

1.

Have you ever been diagnosed with osteoporosis or low mineral bone density?

  Yes
  No
2.

Are you currently experiencing back pain?

  Yes
  No
3.

Is the back pain worsened by weight-bearing activities such as bending forward or walking?

  Yes
  No
4.

Has the pain lasted for more than 3 days with no improvement?

  Yes
  No
5.

Are you over 50 years old or postmenopausal?

  Yes
  No
6.

Has anyone in your family been diagnosed with osteoporosis? Or have any of your relatives ever had a broken hip, a spinal fracture, or a hunched back?

  Yes
  No
7.

Do you have a hunched back or have you noticed any height loss?

  Yes
  No
8.

Since age 50, have you ever had a broken bone or been diagnosed with a spinal fracture or vertebral compression fracture (VCF)?

  Yes
  No
9.

Have you ever been diagnosed with cancer or taken steroid medication?

  Yes
  No
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