Zhuzhou Daily · Handheld Zhuzhou News (Reporter/Liu Qiong Correspondent/Yang Tingting) Can a sneeze actually cause a lumbar fracture? Recently, 78-year-old grandma Wang encountered this seemingly incredible thing.
It turned out that a few days ago, Grandma Wang sneezed after waking up in the morning, and then she developed lumbar pain and even had difficulty getting up.
Aware of something unusual, her family sent her to the city’s 331 Hospital. After an MRI examination, the doctor found that Grandma Wang’s second lumbar vertebra was fractured. In addition, she has multiple old fractures of her thoracic and lumbar spine.
Subsequently, the doctor performed minimally invasive lumbar PVP treatment for Grandma Wang.
Why does a sneeze cause a lumbar fracture?
The doctor found the answer through bone density testing. It turned out that Grandma Wang suffered from severe osteoporosis.
“Osteoporosis is a common and frequently-occurring disease in the elderly, and osteoporotic fractures are a huge hazard and one of the main causes of disability and death in elderly patients.” According to the person in charge, most patients have no symptoms in the early stage of osteoporosis, and early diagnosis and prevention are needed. In fact, the body’s bone mass begins to decrease after the age of 40, especially in postmenopausal women, due to the loss of estrogen protection, bone mass can be lost rapidly. In addition, poor living habits such as lack of exercise and less sun exposure can also lead to osteoporosis.
The person in charge reminded that in order to prevent osteoporosis, citizens should take in appropriate amounts of calcium and vitamin D, ensure proper exercise and sufficient sunshine, and conduct regular bone density tests. Once you find yourself with osteoporosis, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible.