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Spinal Deformities

Spinal Deformities

Scoliosis-Congenital and Childhood Scoliosis is abnormal side-to-side curvature of the spine. The spinal curve may develop as a single curve (...

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Spinal Fractures

Spinal Fractures

Compression and Burst Fractures Spinal fractures can vary widely in severity. While some fractures are very serious injuries that require ...

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Spinal Tumors

Spinal Tumors

If you have severe back pain, it is natural to wonder whether or not the pain might be a sign ...

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Disc Herniations

Disc Herniations

As a disc degenerates, the soft inner gel in the disc can leak back into the spinal canal. This is ...

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Degenerative Spinal Disorders

Degenerative spinal disorders are a group of conditions that involve a loss of normal structure and function in the spine. ...

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Spinal Stenosis

Spinal Stenosis

Spinal stenosis is more common than you may think. In fact, the majority of people over the age of fifty ...

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Spondylolisthesis

Spondylolisthesis is a condition in which one vertebra slips forward over the one below it. Spondylolisthesis is a fairly common ...

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Sacroiliac Joint Disorders

The sacroiliac (SI) joints are formed by the connection of the sacrum and the right and left iliac bones. The ...

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Failed Back Surgery

Failed back surgery syndrome (also called FBSS, or failed back syndrome) is a misnomer, as it is not actually a ...

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Spina Bifida

Spina bifida is part of a group of birth defects called neural tube defects. The neural tube is the embryonic ...

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