Conservative Spine Fracture Management
We are unable to recommend for or against bed rest, complementary and alternative medicine, or opioids/analgesics for patients who present with an osteoporotic spinal compression fracture on imaging with correlating clinical signs and symptoms and who are neurologically intact.
Rationale
There are no existing adequate data to address the use of the following potential conservative, nonoperative therapies for a spinal compression fracture in patients who are neurologically intact: bed rest or complementary, alternative medicines and opioids/analgesics.