Osteoparosis Specialist in Enid, OK
Osteoporosis is one of the most common and most under diagnosed conditions in America. It silently weakens your bones over time until one day, a small movement causes a fracture that changes your life.
More than 10 million Americans have osteoporosis, and millions more are at risk without knowing it.
At Enid Pain & Spine, Dr. Chad Owens helps patients across Northwest Oklahoma understand their bone health, manage osteoporosis, and treat its complications including painful vertebral compression fractures. You don't have to drive to Tulsa or Oklahoma City. Expert care is right here in Enid.
What Is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis literally means "porous bone." It occurs when the body loses too much bone mass, makes too little new bone, or both.
The result is bones that are fragile and prone to fracturing even under light stress from something as simple as bending over, coughing, or a minor fall.
It is called the "silent disease" because bone loss happens gradually with no pain or symptoms until a fracture occurs.
By the time most patients are diagnosed, significant bone density has already been lost.
Dr. Chad Owens, DO
Interventional Pain Specialist
Double board-certified in Pain Management and Anesthesiology. Fellowship-trained at a major academic medical center. Serving Northwest Oklahoma patients with minimally invasive pain care for over 20 years.
Left Untreated, Osteoporosis Can Cause:
- Vertebral compression fractures (the most common osteoporotic fracture)
- Severe, knife-like back pain
- Loss of height and stooped posture (kyphosis)
- Reduced mobility and loss of independence
- Increased risk of additional fractures once the first occurs
- Depression and social isolation from chronic pain
Symptoms of Osteoporosis
- Back pain often sudden and sharp, sometimes dull and persistent
- Loss of height over time (even an inch or two is significant)
- A stooped or hunched posture — called kyphosis or "dowager's hump"
- Bones that fracture more easily than expected
- Pain that worsens when standing or walking and improves when lying down
- Unexplained bone pain or tenderness
Treatment for Osteoporosis-Related Pain
If osteoporosis has caused a vertebral compression fracture, the most effective treatment is
kyphoplasty
a minimally invasive same-day procedure that stabilizes the fracture, restores vertebral height, and provides rapid pain relief. Most patients experience significant relief within 24 hours. Covered by Medicare and most major insurance.