title: Efficacy of a specific rehabilitation protocol in postural control of a young woman with multiple fragility vertebral fractures: a case report.
abstract: The fragility vertebral fractures have a considerable impact on an individual's health-related quality of life due to pain, limitations in activity, social participation, altered mood and balance impairment. Physiotherapy interventions may have an important role in improving quality of life, balance and reducing the fracture risk in people with osteoporotic vertebral fractures. In literature there are only a few studies that examine exercise interventions in osteoporotic populations with vertebral fracture and few studies that examine the effects on balance with instrumental measurements. In this paper we present a case of a woman with fragility vertebral fractures and a related balance impairment and the effects of a specific rehabilitation program using both clinical evaluations that instrumental measurements.
authors.affiliation: Second Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic of Pisa, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raffaetà
authors.affiliation: Second Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic of Pisa, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Falossi
authors.affiliation: Second Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic of Pisa, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Agnese
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menconi
authors.affiliation: Second Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic of Pisa, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Genovesi
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazzantini
authors.affiliation: Second Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic of Pisa, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Vanna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bottai
authors.affiliation: Second Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic of Pisa, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guido
keywords: osteoporosis; postural control; rehabilitation; vertebral fracture