Elderly lumbar compression fracture in general can not be self-healing, need to be treated under the guidance of a doctor, generally using conservative treatment methods, serious may need surgery. 1. Lumbar compression fracture, generally refers to the anterior part of the vertebral body compression caused by anterior flexion injury, the vertebral arch of the back of the spine is normal injurious fracture, a small number of traction injury injury. This disease is one of the common spinal injuries in the elderly, which cannot be healed by itself, and is usually caused by osteoporosis, and in a few cases by severe trauma. 2. As most lumbar compression fractures are relatively stable, they can be treated conservatively. The main purpose is to let the patient lie still on a hard bed, put soft cushions on the injured back, make the lumbar back extend to help the lumbar spine recover, and carry out rehabilitation exercises under the guidance of the doctor to treat the fracture. 3. For a small number of unstable fractures, surgical treatment can be adopted, through the incision reset and reinforce the vertebral body to stabilize the treatment, can also be carried out vertebroplasty and bone cement treatment. When lumbar compression fracture occurs in elderly patients, they should seek medical treatment as soon as possible and under the guidance of the doctor for targeted treatment.