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Arthritis of the Spine

Arthritis of the spine is a degenerative joint disease that initially affects the…

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Bulging Discs

Your back pain may be caused by a bulging disc…

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Degenerative Disc Disease

Degenerative Disc Disease

What is Degenerative Disc Disease? Degenerative disc disease is not a disease at all but a term to describe the…

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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…

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Foraminal Stenosis

Foraminal Stenosis

Foraminal stenosis is a narrowing of the intervertebral foramen which are narrow openings along…

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Herniated Discs

Herniated Discs

There are 33 vertebrae in your spine and 23 intervertebral discs which are located…

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Sciatica

One of the largest nerves in your body is the sciatic nerve which…

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Scoliosis

Who Needs Scoliosis Surgery? There are many people afflicted by scoliosis or other physical deformities who never have it treated…

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Spinal-Stenosis

Spinal Stenosis

Spinal stenosis describes any narrowing in the spinal canal, nerve root canals and the neural foramina along the…

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Annular Tear

An annular tear develops in the annulus of an intervertebral disc. They develop gradually as we age. Tiny tears …

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Bone Spurs

Bone spurs are small, pointed or rounded outgrowths of bone that can develop wherever…

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Canal Stenosis

Canal stenosis is caused by narrowing along the spinal canal which contains the spinal cord. It is the same…

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Collapsed Disc

A collapsed disc is an intervertebral disc that has lost its structural integrity…

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Degenerative Joint Disease

Degenerative joint disease is just another phrase to describe osteoarthritis. Your cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine regions of your spine are…

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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…

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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…

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Facet Joint Disease

Facet joint disease or facet joint syndrome is a form of osteoarthritis that attacks the facet joints along…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Spondylolisthesis

Spondylolisthesis is a condition that is commonly called a slipped vertebra…

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Spondylosis

Spondylosis of the spine is often referred to as osteoarthritis. The most common locations are…

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Torn Disc

A torn disc is a phrase that is often used to describe an annular tear which occurs inside the intervertebral…

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Thoracic Myelopathy

Thoracic myelopathy, thoracic cord compression, and thoracic disc herniation are potentially serious spinal conditions affecting…

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