Arthritis of the Spine Arthritis of the spine is a degenerative joint disease that initially affects the… Read More Bulging Discs Your back pain may be caused by a bulging disc… Read More Degenerative Disc Disease What is Degenerative Disc Disease? Degenerative disc disease is not a disease at all but a term to describe the… Read More Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Failed Back Surgery Syndrom (FBSS) is a condition that occurs in patients who have had one or more lower back surgeries… Read More Foraminal Stenosis Foraminal stenosis is a narrowing of the intervertebral foramen which are narrow openings along… Read More Herniated Discs There are 33 vertebrae in your spine and 23 intervertebral discs which are located… Read More Sciatica One of the largest nerves in your body is the sciatic nerve which… Read More Scoliosis Who Needs Scoliosis Surgery? There are many people afflicted by scoliosis or other physical deformities who never have it treated… Read More Spinal Stenosis Spinal stenosis describes any narrowing in the spinal canal, nerve root canals and the neural foramina along the… Read More Annular Tear An annular tear develops in the annulus of an intervertebral disc. They develop gradually as we age. Tiny tears … Read More Bone Spurs Bone spurs are small, pointed or rounded outgrowths of bone that can develop wherever… Read More Canal Stenosis Canal stenosis is caused by narrowing along the spinal canal which contains the spinal cord. It is the same… Read More Collapsed Disc A collapsed disc is an intervertebral disc that has lost its structural integrity… Read More Degenerative Joint Disease Degenerative joint disease is just another phrase to describe osteoarthritis. Your cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine regions of your spine are… Read More Disc Extrusion There are three types of herniated discs. A disc extrusion is a type of intervertebral disc herniation in which the soft material of the disc… Read More Disc Protrusion A disc protrusion describes a type of intervertebral disc herniation in which some of the soft material of the disc bulges from the… Read More Facet Joint Disease Facet joint disease or facet joint syndrome is a form of osteoarthritis that attacks the facet joints along… Read More Pinched Nerve A disc protrusion describes a type of intervertebral disc herniation in which some of the soft material of the disc bulges from the… Read More SI Joint Pain (Sacroiliac) The sacroiliac joint is a joint structure that connects the large, curved iliac bone at the top of your pelvis to the sacrum… Read More Spondylitis Spondylitis is a form of inflammatory arthritis that attacks the spine and other joints in the body. It is sometimes referred to as spondyloarthritis (SpA) or ankylosing… Read More Spondylolisthesis Spondylolisthesis is a condition that is commonly called a slipped vertebra… Read More Spondylosis Spondylosis of the spine is often referred to as osteoarthritis. The most common locations are… Read More Torn Disc A torn disc is a phrase that is often used to describe an annular tear which occurs inside the intervertebral… Read More Thoracic Myelopathy Thoracic myelopathy, thoracic cord compression, and thoracic disc herniation are potentially serious spinal conditions affecting… Read More
