Educational Information about the Spine and Neck

Broken Bones and Injury

• Fractures
  • Cervical Fracture
  • Fracture of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
  • Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
• Other Injuries
  • Herniated Disk
• Sprains, Strains and Other Injuries
  • Lumbar Disk Herniation
  • Neck Sprain

Diseases and Syndromes

• Chordoma
• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
• Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
• Deformity
  • Congenital Torticollis (Twisted Neck)
  • Kyphosis (Roundback) of the Spine
  • Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents
• Pain Syndromes
  • Back Pain in Children
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
  • Cervical Spondylosis
  • Low Back Pain
  • Neck Pain
  • Sciatica

Prevention and Safety

• Backpack Safety
• Preventing Back Pain at Work and at Home
• Preventing Back Pain: Tips for New Moms

Resources

• Additional Resources on the Spine
• Ask an Orthopaedic Surgeon about Spinal Stenosis

Treatment and Rehabilitation

• Electrodiagnostic testing
• Nonsurgical Treatment
  • Low Back Pain Exercise Guide
• Surgical Treatments
  • Disk Replacement
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Spinal Fusion

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