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Information On The Spine
Health Encyclopedia: Scoliosis Resources
Resources
- www.scoliosis.org -- National Scoliosis Foundation
- www.srs.org -- Scoliosis Research Society
- www.scoliosis-assoc.org - - Scoliosis Association
- www.aaos.org -- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- www.niams.nih.gov -- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- www.ispine.com -- Information on the spine
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Expert & Community Posts
Welcome to Spine School
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...the latest research about the spine. With the right information, you can get on the road towards... Read more »
Can an Accident Trigger Osteoarthritis?
By Dr. Jonathan Krant , Health Expert...We hope you find this general medical and health information useful, but this Q&A is meant to... Read more »
Can Vertebral Fracture Assessment Predict Heart Attacks?
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert...compression fractures in the spine, can also provide information on the possibility of stroke or... Read more »
Osteoporosis Screening: The Limitations of Portable Scanners
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert...than those in a control group. Perhaps the detailed information gleaned from their scan helped... Read more »
Treating Vertebral Compression Fractures
By Pam Flores , Health Expert...repair various types of compression fractures of the spine. If you are looking for a minimally... Read more »
Health Guide
Spine Anatomy 101
...SystemWhat if you want to move? Instructions for movement are sent through the nerves which are the information superhighway of your body. How does that work? Visualize this: your butt is getting... Read more »Spinal Stenosis: What is it?
Damage to the spinal cord, an information superhighway that originates in the brain, is a very devastating injury that can lead to paralysis. Most people have heard of traumatic spinal cord injuries... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Diagnosis
...generate a 3-D image of a section through the body. CT scans are very detailed and provide excellent information for the doctor.Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)... Read more »Osteoporosis: Diagnosis
...Tomography. Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) scans, a form of CT scans, can provide highly detailed information about spinal density. Radiation doses from this technique are higher than the... Read more »Scoliosis: Prognosis
...Adolescents who have scoliosis are at increased risk of developing osteoporosis later in life. [For more information, see In-Depth Report#18: Osteoporosis.]Osteoporosis is a condition... Read more »
Medications
...proper solution and must not be injected into the spine. Before using, check this medication... Read more »
...arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis of the spine, psoriatic arthritis), certain bowel... Read more »
...can cause complications in a medical emergency. For information about enrolling in MedicAlert,... Read more »
...complications in a medical emergency. For enrollment information call MedicAlert at... Read more »
...works by blocking certain nerve signals from the spine to the brain (alpha adrenergic ... Read more »
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May 05, 2008SAN DIEGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Richard Eby doesn't let much slow him down. He rollerblades today, but not long ago, Eby was in a wheelchair!... Read summary »
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August 10, 2007BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Medication, physical therapy, acupuncture. Youve tried them all, yet the back pain lingers! Is... Read summary »
Spine Surgery: Timing Matters!
May 05, 2008TORONTO, Canada (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) About 300,000 Americans are in wheelchairs due to spinal cord injuries. Many patients will recover at least... Read summary »
Back Pain Relief Without Surgery
May 05, 2008BOCA RATON, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Back pain is a huge problem in the United States, and there aren't a lot of successful treatments. One... Read summary »
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