Fat steals headlines and muscles elicit admiration, but what about bones? They come in for a lot less scrutiny until something goes wrong. But physical problems do not always have obvious symptoms ...

Healthy bones have a dense, net-like structure formed by countless interconnected pillars. When these pillars become thin or weakened, leaving the bone porous, it leads to osteoporosis. A vertebral ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A hairline fracture (also known as a stress fracture) is a crack in a bone that most commonly occurs from overuse, such as a sudden increase in physical ...