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Back Pain After Army Career

Back Pain After Army Career story details James and his intractable pain even after 2 failed surgeries.

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Holistic Help for Arthritis Symptoms

Holistic Help for Arthritis Symptoms article, authored by Dr. Andrea Mills, offers some advice for patients about utilizing chiropractic, massage and physical therapy instead of drugs.

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Back Pain

An encyclopedia of honest & understandable information about back pain, including the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatments for low back, upper back, neck, coccyx and sacroiliac pain.

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Sacrum

The Sacrum is a structure composed of several naturally fused vertebral bones which exist between the lumbar and coccygeal regions of the spinal column.

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Coccyx

The Coccyx is the last section of the spinal column, after the sacrum. This region is often the site of tailbone pain, called coccydynia.

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Spinal Cyst

A Spinal Cyst is a common finding on MRI reports and some may even be palpable through the skin. Learn about the different types of cysts which may form on or near the spine.

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Transitional Vertebra

A Transitional Vertebra usually occurs at the lumbosacral juncture, but can rarely also occur at the cervicothoracic frontier.

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Cervical Spine

The Cervical Spine is the uppermost region of the vertebral column, also called the neck. Learn all about the anatomy of the cervical region.

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Thoracic Spine

The Thoracic Spine is also called the upper back or middle back. This is the longest and most durable spinal region.

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Lumbar Spine

The Lumbar Spine is also called the lower back and is known as the most common location for dorsalgia to exist.

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Lumbosacral Spine

The Lumbosacral Spine is the region at the frontier between the lumbar area and the sacrum. The lumbosacral juncture is an area of particular trouble for many back pain sufferers.

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Nucleus Pulposus

The Nucleus Pulposus is the soft interior of an intervertebral disc. Learn all about the anatomy of a spinal disc.

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Back Muscles

Back Muscles are almost always working, providing humans with the ability to stand upright and do virtually all the physical tasks we can perform. Learn about the muscular anatomy of the back.

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Intervertebral Discs

Intervertebral Discs are the cushiony spacers in between the spinal vertebral bones. Learn about spinal disc anatomy.

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Foramen

Neural foramen are the spaces through which the spinal nerve roots pass out of the spinal canal. These are also commonly called neuroforamen.

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Schmorl's Node

A Schmorl's Node is a vertebral abnormality in which part of a spinal disc infiltrates past the endplate and into the actual body of the bone.

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Annulus Fibrosus

Annulus Fibrosus is the multilayered, tough and fibrous outer wall of an intervertebral disc. Learn all about spinal disc anatomy.

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Vertebrae

Vertebrae are the individual bones which make up the spinal column. Learn about the various types of bones in the spine.

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Chiari Malformation

Chiari Malformation is a stenotic abnormality of the foramen magnum. Article details the possible symptomatic ramifications of Arnold-Chiari.

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Facet Joints

Facet Joints connect the spinal bones together and help to provide stability for the vertebral column. Learn all about zygapophysial joints.

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