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Lower Back Pain While Pregnant

Health Encyclopedia: Scoliosis Surgery

Surgery

The goals of scoliosis surgery are threefold:

Straighten the spine as much as possible in a safe manner
Balance the torso and pelvic areas
Maintain correction

It takes a two-part process to accomplish these goals:

Fusing (joining together) the vertebrae along the curve
Supporting these fused bones with instrumentation (steel rods, hooks, and other devices) attached to the spine

Many surgical variations exist using different instruments, procedures, and surgical approaches. All of the operations ...

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Expert & Community Posts

I have gained a lot since having my baby and I am on a diet, but

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...pelvis, causing loosening so to speak. This can cause lower back pain upon walking, and... Read more »

What is "devil's claw," and can it be used for osteoarthritis?

By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...extract may be helpful in the treatment of chronic lower back pain. Another study in 2003,... Read more »

Back Problems

By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

I spent most of December in pain, extreme lower back pain. When it first hit me, I couldn't move.... Read more »

New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...providers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain. In addition, the Society... Read more »

Anti-Depressants and Chronic Low Back Pain: Not Always a Happy Solution

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...use of anti-depressants in the treatment of chronic low back pain. However, the authors of a... Read more »

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Health Guide

Back Pain and Sciatica: Exercise and Physical Therapy

...not improved within the first three weeks. It is, in fact, important for any person who has chronic low back pain to have an exercise program guided by professionals who understand the limitations... Read more »

Exercise's Effects on Bones and Muscles

...osteoporosis.Effect of Exercise on Back PainPeople who do not exercise regularly face an increased risk for low back pain, especially during times when they suddenly embark on stressful... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Medications and Alternative Treatments

...routinely prescribing opioids.InjectionsInjections of different substances are sometimes used to treat low back pain caused by nerve impingement. The injection is usually an epidural, which is... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain

for Acute Low Back PainPatients withshort-term acute low back pain usuallyhavethe best resultswith the least aggressive treatments. The general approach is as follows:Patients with no... Read more »

Health Risks of Smoking

...knee or hip replacements.Smokers whose jobs involve lifting heavy objects are more likely to develop low back pain than nonsmokers.Smoking may increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in some... Read more »

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