Cement in your spine?  Well, not exactly, but since 1999 115,000 men and women have relieved pain and corrected spinal fractures caused by cancer and osteoporosis with balloon kyphoplasty.  A balloon is inserted in the person’s spine to straighten it, then a cement-like material is injected into the bone to stabilize the fracture. Check it out, for you or your mom, at www.spinalfracture.com.  They have a new lumbar spinal stenosis device as well.